Saintleger Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Saintleger 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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Saintleger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Saintléger (1) are calculated separately.

Saintleger 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

Saintleger Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saintleger Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Saintleger occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Saintléger. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saintleger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Saintleger are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Saintleger is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 31 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The United States Saintleger occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Saintleger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saintleger surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Saintleger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $41,684 USD per year.

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