Leggat Surname

219,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Leggat Surname Definition:

Local 'at the lidgate' (which see), an inevitable corruption; 'atte Lidgate' or 'Lidyate' was one of our commonest entries, and must have left many representatives, (a) Offic 'the legate,' an ambassador, a commissioner; Middle English legate, legal; Old French legal.

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Leggat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4671:11,4641,546
United States3801:953,83971,121
England3491:159,65114,974
Canada2441:151,00715,383
Australia1451:186,17718,652
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Algeria731:529,19937,690
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6531:5,732845
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Leggat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'at the lidgate' (which see), an inevitable corruption; 'atte Lidgate' or 'Lidyate' was one of our commonest entries, and must have left many representatives, (a) Offic 'the legate,' an ambassador, a commissioner; Middle English legate, legal; Old French legal.

Geoffrey le Legat, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Legat, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Legat, Norfolk, ibid.

Ricardus Leget, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1585. Married — Richard Calfe and Elsabeth Legget: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1770. — Henry Legitt and Catherine Eagan: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Legate, Com­missioner [Middle English legat(e, Old French legal (French légat), a papal ambassa­dor; Latin legat-us, a legate, deputy] Geoffrey le Legat.—Hundred Rolls (English) 1 Dweller at the Lea-Gate [Middle English lea, Old English leáh, a meadow + Middle English gat(e, Old English geat = Old Norse gat, a gate, opening] There are a Leegate in Cumberland and a Lee Gate in Yorkshire.

Frequently in Northern names -gate represents Old Norse gata, a path, way.

2 weak forms of Lidgate, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Latin legatus, a legate, ambassador. At the date of the Domesday survey, Hervey Legatus was a tenant in capite in co. Bucks, and Richard Legatus had the same tenure in co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Leggat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leggat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Leggat (Russian: Леггат) occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leggat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 219,513th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,911,726 people. The surname Leggat is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Leggat reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Leggat is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 467 people, or 1 in 11,464. In Scotland Leggat is most frequent in: Glasgow City, where 15 percent live, Aberdeenshire, where 11 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 9 percent live. Outside of Scotland it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Leggat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leggat has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 809 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 793 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leggat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leggat surname is principally Presbyterian (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leggat surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Leggat earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.83% more than the national average, earning R 455,868 per year; in United States they earn 19.27% more than the national average, earning $51,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $56,996 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggatt922,264/
Leggate921,205/
Leggats920/
Legat913,657/
Legga9151/
Leggatte861/
Legate831,955/
Legath83527/
Legatt83311/
Liggat83118/
Legast8392/
Legait8384/
Liegat8360/
Leggay8324/
Legaut8317/
Leggas8317/
Legatz8316/
Laggat8316/
Legats8312/
Leygat8310/
Leggot838/
Leggau835/
Le'gat835/
Leggah833/
Leghat832/
Leegat831/
Leggaa831/
Loggat831/
Legatš831/
Lega808,936/
Legault7721,014/
Leggott771,031/
Legaste77509/
Liggatt7787/
Lekgate7778/
Liegaut7744/
Leighat7729/
Legathe7718/
Leghath7715/
Leghait779/
Le'gate778/
Leegate777/
Legatte775/
Leigatt771/
Legaite771/
Legaitė771/
Liggate770/
Laggatt770/
Leygate770/
Lagat7336,549/
Legas732,868/
Legay731,827/
Legaz731,660/
Leggo73801/
Leuga73570/
Legha73518/
Legát73336/
Ligat73266/
Legau73244/
Liega73199/
Llega73173/
Leiga73167/
Legah73141/
Legai73139/
Legad73139/
Legot73101/
Leyga7375/
Leaga7368/
Légat7347/
Ligga7329/
Legoa7329/
Logat7325/
Legaj7325/
Leega7319/
Lehga7314/
Lesga735/
Legaa733/
Lègat733/
Lekga732/
Lejga731/
Legap731/
Lekgathe7121/
Legatova7117/
Legatová7116/
Leagault713/
Leighatt711/
Lesgaste711/
Leeggott710/
Lekgau673,507/
Legote67847/
Lekgoa67599/
Ligate67453/
Legaux67418/
Laggad67262/
Ligayt67247/
Leigha67234/
Leagas67211/
Legout67210/
Legaid67173/
Lagait67130/
Leinga67128/
Legach6781/
Legáth6769/
Legaud6767/
Leanga6751/
Liegau6749/
Legott6748/
Laghat6734/
Laigga6733/
Leagay6729/
Laigat6728/
Lehgay6725/
Lesgaa6722/
Lagatt6720/
Legass6719/
Ligait6712/
Legasp6712/
Legahe6712/
Llegad6711/
Leagea6710/
Legost679/
Logatt679/
Leggos678/
Legacz678/
Leegay678/
Legasd676/
Liagat675/
Llegas675/
Loghat674/
Légaut674/
Legais673/
Legathová673/
Lekgay673/
Leghad672/
Leigoa672/
Leagai672/
Lhagat672/
Logait672/
Lechga672/
Logath671/
Ligatt671/
Liegha671/
Leagad671/
Leagha671/
Leghha671/
Leguea671/
Leigah671/
Hlekga671/
Leigai671/
Leigas671/
Leghai671/
Leghay671/
Leghea671/
Legoit671/
Legoth671/
Legoût671/
Legathova671/
Leaggo671/
Lagaat671/
Ligats671/
Liggai671/
Lighat671/
Lesgot671/
Liegot671/
Leegai671/
Lagath671/
Leagoa671/
Legaas671/
Legash671/
Liggot670/
Legaus670/
Lygast670/
Lacgat670/

Leggat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leggat in the Russian language
Леггатleggat-

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