Leggitt Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Leggitt 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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Leggitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:461,14439,345
England871:640,43737,483
Canada401:921,14070,350
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Leggitt 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

Leggitt Last Name Facts

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

Leggitt occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leggitt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 379,617th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. The last name Leggitt is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Leggitt reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 461,144. In The United States Leggitt is most prevalent in: California, where 23 percent reside, Arkansas, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Leggitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leggitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leggitt surname increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 101 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leggitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Leggitt are 5.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leggitt earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.72% less than the national average, earning R 152,760 per year; in United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Leggitts931/
Legitt9246/
Leggit9225/
Leggett8625,829/
Liggitt86406/
Leagitt861/
Legiett861/
Legitte861/
Luggitt860/
Ledgitt860/
Leggi83566/
Legit83130/
Leitt8346/
Leggette801,024/
Leggetts802/
Leiggett802/
Lleggett802/
Leggeett801/
Laeggett801/
Liggiett800/
Leggettt800/
Lieggi77711/
Legget77405/
Leitte77256/
Legett77200/
Leguit77173/
Legait7784/
Leiggi7784/
Leggis7765/
Legits7732/
Liggit7731/
Legist773/
Legith773/
Legite772/
Leuitt772/
Laggit772/
Ligitt771/
Ledgit771/
Leggui771/
Leitth771/
Legoit771/
Legghi771/
Leitts770/
Leittz770/
Legitz770/
Legghette751/
D'Leggett751/
Lett7311,301/
Litt734,869/
Legi732,882/
Leit73649/
Lgit731/
Liggett717,491/
Legette712,245/
Leguijt71218/
Ledgett7183/
Legiest7169/
Laggett7138/
Lidgitt7118/
Legiste7116/
Legetth7114/
Leghait719/
Legghio718/
Leggete716/
Leegett716/
Leazitt714/
Loggett712/
Legsuit712/
Luggett711/
Leegist711/
Leggeth711/
Leggiss711/
Leguite711/
Legaite711/
Legaitė711/
Leacitt711/
Leggeet710/
Leggets710/
Leygett710/
Leegget710/
Leigett710/
Leite67514,653/
Legge6712,735/
Leith679,313/
Leist676,260/
Letts675,967/
Lette673,107/
Logit671,478/
Leget67440/
Legis67394/
Ligit67313/
Leghi67268/
Liggi67265/
Litte67251/
Leatt67220/
Liegi67147/
Legai67139/
Laitt67137/
Luett67134/
Liott6778/
Legui6774/
Lesit6774/
Legga6751/
Leidt6747/
Lagit6729/
Leugi6729/
Leett6724/
Laett6724/
Leegi6723/
Leigi6720/
Leits6718/
Legiň6718/
Legid6717/
Leiksett6715/
Letth6715/
Liggetts6713/
Liggette6712/
Legih6712/
Lesgi6712/
Leegette6711/
Legie6710/
Llett676/
Leagi674/
Legyt673/
Leiot673/
Liett673/
Legoi673/
Luitt673/
Listt672/
Legiy671/
Litht671/
Loett671/
Leutt671/
Leygette671/
Leigghio671/
Leigheit671/
Loitt671/
Leiet671/
Leiht671/
Lejit671/
Leitp671/
Leggè671/
Leegiste671/
Letht671/
Leygi671/
Leyit671/
Lyett671/
Lyggi671/
Lecit671/
Lestt671/
Leichtte670/

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