Ligett Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ligett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Ligett Last Name Facts

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

Ligett is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ligett live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ligett is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 29 percent are found, Michigan, where 17 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Ligett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ligett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ligett last name expanded 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ligett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ligett last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Ligett earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.68% more than the national average, earning $46,895 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liggett927,491/
Lidgett92872/
Ligette925/
Liguett921/
Leigett920/
Liget91301/
Liggetts8613/
Liggette8612/
Leiggett862/
Liggiett860/
Licett83969/
Loiget83201/
Legett83200/
Liguet83166/
Ligget83132/
Lisett8394/
Lizett8310/
Ligete834/
Liuget833/
Lidget831/
Ligitt831/
Lagett831/
Ligeht830/
Lygett830/
Lige80730/
Leggett7725,829/
Legette772,245/
Lisette771,417/
Liggitt77406/
Lizette77254/
Ledgett7783/
Laggett7738/
Lidgitt7718/
Legetth7714/
Lagette7711/
Lizzett776/
Laigete776/
Leegett776/
Loicett776/
Likgete774/
Luggett771/
Ligeste771/
Liauget771/
Lidgetp771/
Laigeit771/
Legiett771/
Lisetth771/
Lizetth771/
Liguete771/
Licettt771/
Leygett770/
Liggets770/
Leigest770/
Liggeth770/
Liger735,154/
Laget732,680/
Licet732,005/
Liege73760/
Liset73493/
Leget73440/
Ligit73313/
Lidge73249/
Lizet73164/
Luige73142/
Luget73125/
Llige73124/
Ligie7396/
Leige7374/
Lighe7361/
Ligey7361/
Liges7359/
Ligez7347/
Ligge7344/
Ligeh7320/
Laige7315/
Loige7315/
Ligea737/
Litge737/
Lioge735/
Ligep733/
Lijet733/
Lihge731/
Léget731/
L'Ige731/
Ligej731/
Ligee730/
Leggette711,024/
Lizzette7115/
Luizette7113/
Leegette7111/
Litchett716/
Luisette715/
Leggetts712/
Lleggett712/
Likgethe712/
Liseette711/
Leygette711/
Leugette711/
Leggeett711/
Leigheit711/
Loisette711/
Lougette710/
Leggettt710/
Laggette710/
Ligier671,902/
Liguez67569/
Liegey67519/
Luinge67470/
Liseth67453/
Legget67405/
Ligues67313/
Liguit67309/
Laizet67283/
Ligayt67247/
Gliege67238/
Leigey67190/
Luiset67165/
Legeyt67161/
Lizeth67131/
Lidgey67130/
Leiger67120/
Leisge67119/
Ligges67110/
Lisete67105/
Lichet6788/
Lisges6787/
Leguet6774/
Laighe6762/
Luizet6759/
Lizzet6753/
Legitt6746/
Loigge6741/
Lugget6736/
Leighe6736/
Liggit6731/
Lizete6731/
Lleget6727/
Littge6725/
Lisets6724/
Leigep6723/
Laigep6723/
Lainge6722/
Lagget6721/
Lauget6718/
Laigie6718/
Laiger6716/
Ligait6712/
Legete6710/
Lliset6710/
Luiges678/
Louget677/
Ligued677/
Liggie677/
Loiset676/
Legeth676/
Ligesh675/
Ligger675/
Liscet675/
Loizet675/
Liguer674/
Ledget673/
Legedt673/
Lagete672/
Lezett672/
Ligite672/
Leinge672/
Luigie672/
Lisiet672/
Liegie672/
Legets671/
Luigge671/
Legghette671/
Lieghe671/
Loiger671/
Loijet671/
Leichette671/
Leiges671/
Leiset671/
Lighes671/
Ligheu671/
Ligiez671/
D'Leggett671/
Lizziette671/
Luizzette671/
Llidge671/
Liogie671/
Liceit670/
Leaget670/
Leitge670/
Lizitt670/
Ligess670/
Lughet670/
Letget670/
Loinge670/
Legest670/
Lyzitt670/
Liogey670/
Lliger670/
Lighey670/
Lageht670/
Lueget670/

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Footnotes

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