Ligonier Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ligonier Surname Definition:
LIGONIER: Of French extraction. The brothers Francis and John Ligonier, entered the English army, and the latter was made a knight banneret under the royal standard at the battle of Dettingen, in 1742, and was afterwards raised to the peerage as Lord Ligonier.
Read More About This SurnameLigonier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Ligonier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
LIGONIER: Of French extraction. The brothers Francis and John Ligonier, entered the English army, and the latter was made a knight banneret under the royal standard at the battle of Dettingen, in 1742, and was afterwards raised to the peerage as Lord Ligonier.
Ligonier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligonier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ligonier has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligonier? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Ligonier live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Ligonier is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 57 percent are found, District of Columbia, where 14 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in France, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligoniere | 94 | 13 | / |
| Ligonnier | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ligonie | 93 | 100 | / |
| Ligonniere | 89 | 411 | / |
| Legonier | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ligonnie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leygonier | 82 | 40 | / |
| Ligonière | 82 | 2 | / |
| Lesgonier | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ligonji | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ligogne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligener | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligonge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligonié | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligonnière | 78 | 6 | / |
| Ligauniere | 78 | 2 | / |
| Leygonie | 75 | 394 | / |
| Liegener | 75 | 43 | / |
| Ligougne | 75 | 12 | / |
| Liggener | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leiggener | 71 | 422 | / |
| Liegeneur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lesgunier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legannier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ligonja | 67 | 678 | / |
| Legonye | 67 | 52 | / |
| Legener | 67 | 33 | / |
| Liganje | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leganie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liganye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liganre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lugener | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leganger | 63 | 225 | / |
| Legougne | 63 | 2 | / |
| Lekgonye | 63 | 2 | / |
| Legehner | 63 | 0 | / |
| Lugenyer | 63 | 0 | / |
| Legagneur | 59 | 1,731 | / |
| Leegganger | 56 | 1 | / |
| Legangneur | 56 | 1 | / |
| Leganre | 53 | 25 | / |
| Liganja | 53 | 14 | / |
| Leganye | 53 | 6 | / |
| Legagne | 53 | 4 | / |
| Legonía | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lekganye | 50 | 1 | / |
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