Saint-Leger Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Saint-Leger Surname Definition:

SAINT LEGER: The St. Legers came from Caen in Normandy (Chron. of Battel Abbey, p. 59), and a family tradition asserts that the patriarch, Robert, was not only present at William's invasion in 1066, but actually supported him with his hand as he quitted the ship! There are six places bearing this name mentioned in the Itin.

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Saint-Leger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti481:222,5818,250
France421:1,581,493147,826
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Saint-Léger (46) are calculated separately.

Saint-Leger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SAINT LEGER: The St. Legers came from Caen in Normandy (Chron. of Battel Abbey, p. 59), and a family tradition asserts that the patriarch, Robert, was not only present at William's invasion in 1066, but actually supported him with his hand as he quitted the ship! There are six places bearing this name mentioned in the Itin. de la Normandie. Its latinization is De Sancto Leodegario-its corruption, Sellinger.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman name: St. Léger, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Saint-Leger Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saint-Leger Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Saint-Leger occurs most in Haiti. It may occur as: Saint-Léger. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saint-Leger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,596,935th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Saint-Leger are found; 38 percent are found in Caribbean and 38 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean.

This last name is most frequently used in Haiti, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 222,581. In Haiti Saint-Leger is most numerous in: Ouest, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Haiti it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Saint-Leger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Saint-Leger are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Saint-Leger earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.59% more than the national average, earning $62,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.1% less than the national average, earning $38,207 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saint-Léger9746/
Saintleger9532/
Saint Leger915/
Saintléger861/
Sindliger701/
Santa Ligeiro671/
Sentilgiri571/

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