Liggett Surname
Approximately 7,491 people bear this surname
Liggett Surname Definition:
Local 'at the lidgate' (which see), an inevitable corruption; 'atte Lidgate' or 'Lidyate' was one of our commonest entries, and must have left many representatives, (a) Offic 'the legate,' an ambassador, a commissioner; Middle English legate, legal; Old French legal.
Read More About This SurnameLiggett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,960 | 1:60,815 | 7,140 |
| England | 571 | 1:97,580 | 10,350 |
| Northern Ireland | 492 | 1:3,750 | 739 |
| Canada | 159 | 1:231,733 | 22,208 |
| New Zealand | 146 | 1:31,016 | 5,386 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 204 | 1:21,715 | 2,469 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 110 | 1:221,594 | 16,923 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,199 | 1:41,884 | 4,899 |
Liggett (39) may also be a first name.
Liggett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local 'at the lidgate' (which see), an inevitable corruption; 'atte Lidgate' or 'Lidyate' was one of our commonest entries, and must have left many representatives, (a) Offic 'the legate,' an ambassador, a commissioner; Middle English legate, legal; Old French legal.
Geoffrey le Legat, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Legat, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Thomas Legat, Norfolk, ibid.
Ricardus Leget, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1585. Married — Richard Calfe and Elsabeth Legget: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1770. — Henry Legitt and Catherine Eagan: St. George, Hanover Square.
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.
(English) One who came from Lidgate (swing-gate), in Suffolk; dweller at a swinging gate; a variant of Leggett, q.v.
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Liggett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liggett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liggett is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liggett? popularity and diffusion
Liggett is the 66,538th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 972,840 people. Liggett is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Liggett reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held given name globally It is held by 39 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,960 people, or 1 in 60,815. In The United States Liggett is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent reside.
Liggett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Liggett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liggett last name expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 519 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Liggett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Liggett surname are 18.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.11% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Liggett earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.72% less than the national average, earning R 126,612 per year; in United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,872 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $46,412 CAD per year.
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