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Where Does The Last Name Legget Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Legget is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Legget.

How Common Is The Last Name Legget? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 719,876^th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. Legget is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Legget are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491^st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 2,645,686. In The United States Legget is most frequent in: California, where 16 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Legget Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Legget has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legget last name contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Legget Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Legget surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Legget earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.31% less than the national average, earning R 77,688 per year; in United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.89% more than the national average, earning $56,583 CAD per year.