Linguet Surname
Approximately 518 people bear this surname
Linguet Surname User-submission:
Nous sommes certainement en présence d'un ancien nom de métier devenu nom de famille à partir du XIIe siècle. Les premiers linguet exerçaient sans doute la profession de tisserand du vieux français linge : 'fait de toile ou de lin', comme dans cet extrait d'un dictionnaire ancien: 'il faignit ung jour avoir mal a ung doy, celuy d'empres le poulce, et l'envelopa de drap linge'.
Read More About This SurnameLinguet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 515 | 1:128,976 | 19,668 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Linguet Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nous sommes certainement en présence d'un ancien nom de métier devenu nom de famille à partir du XIIe siècle. Les premiers linguet exerçaient sans doute la profession de tisserand du vieux français linge : 'fait de toile ou de lin', comme dans cet extrait d'un dictionnaire ancien: 'il faignit ung jour avoir mal a ung doy, celuy d'empres le poulce, et l'envelopa de drap linge'. Autre explication : le surnom d'un homme haché, de l'ancien français linget: délié, fin.
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Where Does The Last Name Linguet Come From? nationality or country of origin
Linguet occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Linguet? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 600,164th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Linguet are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.
Linguet is most common in France, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 128,976. In France it is most prevalent in: French Guiana, where 54 percent are found, Grand Est, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Excluding France this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
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