Leggate Surname

312,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Leggate 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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Leggate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4011:13,3511,738
Australia3261:82,8099,597
England2171:256,76520,624
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Canada721:511,74443,418
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Scotland1041:35,9922,855
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Leggate 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

Leggate Last Name Facts

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

Leggate is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Leggate click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leggate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 312,208th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,047,756 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Leggate live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 13,351. In Scotland Leggate is primarily concentrated in: South Lanarkshire, where 53 percent reside, North Lanarkshire, where 16 percent reside and East Ayrshire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Scotland it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent reside and England, where 18 percent reside.

Leggate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leggate has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Leggate surname rose 386 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 283 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leggate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leggate surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Leggate earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggatte931/
Leggater930/
Legate921,955/
Leggat921,863/
Leggatt862,264/
Legaste86509/
Legates86459/
Lekgate8678/
Legathe8618/
Legatie8617/
Le'gate868/
Leegate867/
Leggete866/
Laggate865/
Legatte865/
Laegate861/
Legaite861/
Liggate860/
Legater860/
Leggats860/
Leygate860/
Leggaty860/
Legat833,657/
Leggette801,024/
Leggitte8021/
Lekgathe8021/
Lesgaste801/
Legote77847/
Legath77527/
Ligate77453/
Legati77452/
Legatt77311/
Legata77192/
Liggat77118/
Legast7792/
Lygate7786/
Lagate7786/
Legait7784/
Liegat7760/
Logate7722/
Legaut7717/
Legatz7716/
Legats7712/
Legete7710/
Leygat7710/
Leggot778/
Le'gat775/
Legite772/
Leghat772/
Leegat771/
Legatš771/
Legaty770/
Legghette751/
Legathtie750/
Legette712,245/
Leggott711,031/
Legoete71911/
Laghate71652/
Lagatie71270/
Legoute71126/
Legatti7193/
Legatis7191/
Liggatt7187/
Liegaut7144/
Legotte7141/
Legasti7136/
Lekgata7133/
Leighat7129/
Lagaite7121/
Leghath7115/
Ligates7112/
Leghait719/
Legethe718/
Lighate714/
Legatha712/
Loghate712/
Loegati711/
Ligayte711/
Lagatte711/
Legasty711/
Legatoa711/
Legazti711/
Legitte711/
Leigatt711/
Leigaty711/
Laagate711/
Legaitė711/
Ligaste711/
Legothe711/
Lakgate711/
Loygate711/
Legatta710/
Legát67336/
Ligat67266/
Legad67139/
Legot67101/
Légat6747/
Leygoute6732/
Luigaste6720/
Legatova6717/
Lighathe6716/
Legatová6716/
Liggette6712/
Leegette6711/
Legijati677/
Lekgethe676/
Lekgothe675/
Legoutte674/
Lègat673/
Lekgathi672/
Ligayate671/
Leygette671/
Leugette671/
Leingati671/
Leggetti671/
Leighatt671/
Loggatti671/
Liogaite671/
Legote'e671/
Legouter671/
Lekgatha671/
Legoethe671/
Leeggott670/
Laggette670/

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