Leggs Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mexico

Leggs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5121:707,92855,905
Mexico3211:386,6867,792
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Leggs (11) may also be a first name.

Leggs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leggs occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leggs.

How Common Is The Last Name Leggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leggs is the 412,207th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Leggs reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 707,928. In The United States Leggs is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 17 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Leggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leggs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leggs last name rose 1,089 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leggs last name are 18.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.06% being registered with the party.

Leggs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.7% less than the national average, earning $32,061 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggss9111/
Legg8923,704/
Legs8913/
Leugs80113/
Liggs8028/
Leigg8010/
Legse802/
Laegs801/
Liegg801/
Leggh800/
Loegs800/
Loggs800/
Leggt800/
Leags800/
Laggs800/
Leg75536/
Leggue7344/
Legsse732/
Legsht731/
Legshe731/
Leggtt730/
Leks671,884/
Legh67305/
Leeg67148/
Lieg6772/
Leig6740/
Lleg6715/
Lexs6710/
Legz678/
Ligg677/
Leug676/
Leag675/
Logs675/
Legk673/
Lesg673/
Lekg672/
Ljgs671/
Legt671/
Ligs671/
Lags671/
Leggigg671/
Lehg671/
Hleg671/
Leyg671/
Leegsse671/
L'Higgs671/
Ljgg671/
Lecg671/
Lygs670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leggs
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