Legree Surname

344,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Legree Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8521:425,42136,806
Canada1931:190,91018,807
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Legrée (2) are calculated separately.

Legree (44) may also be a first name.

Legree Last Name Facts

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

Legree (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺮﻉ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Legrée. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legree? popularity and diffusion

It is the 344,624th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,855,641 people. Legree is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Legree live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 44 people.

The surname Legree is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 852 people, or 1 in 425,421. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 22 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and South Carolina, where 15 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Legree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legree has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legree surname expanded 1,578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Legree Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Legree are 22.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Legree earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.39% less than the national average, earning $35,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $57,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legrée942/
Leegree920/
Legre914,689/
Lagree83866/
Legret83181/
Legrae83110/
Legred8346/
Leagre8346/
Legroe8334/
Legrue8320/
Legrey8320/
Legrez8315/
Liegre838/
Leigre837/
Llegre837/
Legres834/
Legrea833/
Logree831/
Legrie831/
Laegre831/
Legreid77201/
Legrett7774/
Llesgre7723/
Legraie7710/
Llegres777/
Legrech775/
Legraye771/
Leghrae771/
Leghrei771/
Legreia771/
Legreyt771/
Le'grie771/
Leghres771/
Leingre771/
Legraue770/
Legrowe770/
Leagere770/
Legra733,196/
Legrá732,693/
Lygre73508/
Logre73324/
Lagre73195/
Legry7379/
Legré7344/
Legri7315/
Ligre733/
Lègre731/
Leghreis711/
Lahagree711/
Legris672,288/
Liagre671,677/
Laigre67883/
Legraa67220/
Legrys67117/
Legrou6744/
Legray6739/
Legrid6738/
Leigri6738/
Logrea6736/
Logrie6721/
Lagreu6719/
Laygre6718/
Lagrey6714/
Leagra679/
Lagrea678/
Leghri674/
Lyagre673/
Lagrie672/
Legroy672/
Legrip672/
Legrio672/
Leghreiss672/
Ligrer672/
Ligres672/
Legriz671/
Leghreidh671/
Llegra671/
Leghreïss671/
Laagre671/
Ligrea671/
Lhigre671/
Legrai671/
Laggre670/
Legruy670/

Legree Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legree in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻜﺮﻉlkr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legree
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