Leggett Surname

21,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Leggett 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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Leggett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,0481:22,5862,838
England4,9251:11,3131,673
Australia2,2271:12,1221,767
Canada1,2721:28,9673,805
New Zealand4481:10,1081,758
South Africa2661:203,67621,747
Scotland1291:41,5023,856
Ireland1001:47,0893,474
Wales981:31,5773,178
Northern Ireland401:46,1264,031
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Guernsey291:2,222539
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France111:6,038,429280,838
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1201:36,9163,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3231:10,4931,594
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1471:23,3902,929

Leggett (53) may also be a first name.

Leggett 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

(English) One who represented a state as ambassador or legate.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Leggett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leggett (Marathi: िलग्गेट, Russian: Леггетт) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leggett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,112th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 282,146 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Leggett reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Leggett is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.

The last name Leggett is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 16,048 people, or 1 in 22,586. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Leggett is found in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Leggett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leggett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leggett surname expanded 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 516 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 17 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leggett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leggett surname are 8.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Leggett earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.97% less than the national average, earning 238,899 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.98% more than the national average, earning R 301,764 per year; in United States they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $40,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $53,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggette931,024/
Leggetts932/
Leiggett932/
Lleggett932/
Leggeett931/
Laeggett931/
Leggettt930/
Legget92405/
Legett92200/
Legghette881/
D'Leggett881/
Liggett867,491/
Legette862,245/
Leggitt86940/
Ledgett8683/
Laggett8638/
Legetth8614/
Leggete866/
Leegett866/
Loggett862/
Luggett861/
Leggeth861/
Legiett861/
Leggeet860/
Leggets860/
Leygett860/
Leegget860/
Leigett860/
Legge8312,735/
Leget83440/
Leett8324/
Leggitte8021/
Liggetts8013/
Liggette8012/
Leegette8011/
Leygette801/
Leggitts801/
Liggiett800/
Legger77188/
Legeyt77161/
Ligget77132/
Leguet7774/
Ligett7752/
Legitt7746/
Lugget7736/
Leggee7735/
Lleget7727/
Leggit7725/
Lagget7721/
Legete7710/
Legeth776/
Legghe774/
Ledget773/
Legedt773/
Legged772/
Lezett772/
Legets771/
Logett771/
Lagett771/
Legges771/
Leggey771/
Leaget770/
Lygett770/
Letget770/
Legest770/
Leyett770/
Leet733,589/
Lege732,719/
Lidgett71872/
Liggitt71406/
Lezette7184/
Legiest7169/
Llezett7161/
Lletget7141/
Legethe718/
Ligette715/
Llesett714/
Lesette711/
Liguett711/
Leyette711/
Lezzett711/
Leagitt711/
Legitte711/
Legeste711/
Leguete711/
Luggitt710/
Leesett710/
Ledgitt710/
Laweett710/
Liggets710/
Leanget710/
Leagest710/
Leigest710/
Leegger710/
Liggeth710/
Leger6745,131/
Laget672,680/
Liege67760/
Leggi67566/
Leege67536/
Loget67409/
Liget67301/
Leges67279/
Leatt67220/
Leged67209/
Leyet67187/
Leage67164/
Luett67134/
Legit67130/
Legey67128/
Legee6777/
Leige6774/
Leuge6763/
Lechette6762/
Lekge6760/
Lejet6756/
Legga6751/
Legea6748/
Leitt6746/
Ligge6744/
Leghe6732/
Laett6724/
Llege6720/
Leyge6719/
Leiksett6715/
Leset6714/
Legeć6712/
Legie6710/
Legeň6710/
Legez679/
Lägge677/
Lekgethe676/
Legep675/
Lecet675/
Legyt673/
Liett673/
Legée673/
Lezet672/
Legse672/
Legze672/
Loett671/
Liseette671/
Leutt671/
Leigheit671/
Leedt671/
Llezetts671/
Leiet671/
Léget671/
Leggè671/
Legeh671/
Leuet671/
Lyett671/
Leezette670/
Leyguest670/
Leazette670/

Leggett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leggett in the Marathi language
िलग्गेटilaggeta-
Leggett in the Russian language
Леггеттleggett-

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