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

The last name Ligny is found most frequently in France. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 559,940^th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ligny reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Ligny is also the 1,467,136^th most common forename on earth It is held by 47 people.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 136,954. In France Ligny is most common in: Normandy, where 37 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 33 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside. Barring France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Ligny Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ligny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ligny surname declined 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.