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

Ligny occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 559,940^th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname Ligny occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name internationally It is held by 47 people.

Ligny is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 136,954. In France Ligny is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 37 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 33 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 15 percent reside. Beside France this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Ligny Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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