Ligget Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Ligget Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lidgate,' from residence thereby, a common local term in old records. Lidgate, a gateway, an entrance, perhaps a covered way (v. Skeat on lid). As a child I played on a spot called Lidgate, near Waterhead, Oldham.
Read More About This SurnameLigget Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 49 | 1:90,405 | 6,033 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 247 | 1:203,315 | 17,632 |
Ligget Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lidgate,' from residence thereby, a common local term in old records. Lidgate, a gateway, an entrance, perhaps a covered way (v. Skeat on lid). As a child I played on a spot called Lidgate, near Waterhead, Oldham. 'John Dodds dwellynge at Lodgayte at the signe of the spayd': Liber Bursarii Eccles. Dunelmensis, Surt. Soc. Bishop Hotham in 1320 gave for alms 'tenementum vocatum Lythgates': History Elien. Ang. Sacra.
Robert atte Lidegate, Close Rolls, 14 Edward I.
Walter atte Lideyate. Rolls of Parliament.
Matilda atte Lydeyate, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertas atte Lytheyate, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Robert-man atte Lythgat, 1379: ibid.
For the suffix 'jrale, v. Yate.
1591. Thomas Lidiot, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1602. John Peach and Mary Lidiatt: Marriage Lic. (London).
1627. Married — Edward Underwood and Dorothy Lidyate: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Ludgate is found as well as Lidgate.
1784. Married — Thomas Harper and Rebecca Ludgate: St. George, Hanover Square.
Hence the local Ludgate, London.
1 assimilated forms Lidgate, q.v.
2 for Leggat(e, Leggett, q.v.
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Ligget Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligget Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ligget is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligget? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Ligget live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 3,419,424. In The United States Ligget is most common in: Indiana, where 11 percent live, Arizona, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 12 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Ligget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ligget has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ligget surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ligget Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ligget last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.
Ligget earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.78% more than the national average, earning $56,860 USD per year.
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