Where Does The Last Name Ligg Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ligg occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligg? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 7,117,718^th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Ligg occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Ligg reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 50 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 25 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 25 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 29 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Ligg Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ligg has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ligg surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.