Leghorn Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Leghorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leghorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Scotland641:83,6536,073
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Leghorn Last Name Facts

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

Leghorn is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leghorn? popularity and diffusion

Leghorn is the 849,693rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. Leghorn is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Leghorn live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States Leghorn is mostly concentrated in: Connecticut, where 20 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Washington, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Leghorn occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Leghorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leghorn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 376 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leghorn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Leghorn last name is predominantly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leghorn last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Leghorn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning $49,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.35% less than the national average, earning $45,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legghorn931/
Leighorn930/
Leghorne930/
Legorne861/
Legoreng80111/
Legorgne802/
Leigharn801/
Luighorn800/
Legourne800/
Legern771/
Ligorn770/
Legornova758/
Liegourin754/
Legeren71139/
Lagorin71109/
Ligorne7128/
Legerin7112/
Lagoren716/
Legerén715/
Ligorin714/
Legarnd712/
Legcharoen711/
Legarne711/
Legaren711/
Logorin711/
Legarion673/
Lagorrin673/
Ligorion672/
Legarina671/
Ligorina671/
Llegarin671/

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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
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  • 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 Leghorn
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