Whitelegge Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whitelegge Surname Definition:

A variant of Whately for a similar form.

1584. Married — William Hudson and Agnes Whytlegge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Mary Whitlegg, of Gatley, 1670 Wills at Chester.

James Whitelegg, of Northendon, 1680: ibid.

'Thomas Whitelegg was the next witness.

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Whitelegge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:506,52832,143
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777

Whitelegge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Whately for a similar form.

1584. Married — William Hudson and Agnes Whytlegge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Mary Whitlegg, of Gatley, 1670 Wills at Chester.

James Whitelegg, of Northendon, 1680: ibid.

'Thomas Whitelegg was the next witness.' Inquest at Coroner's Court, Salford, July 22. 1887: Manchester Courier, July 23, 1887.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Forms of Whiteley (q.v.) with the guttural g of the dat. form, leáge, of leáh, from, retained.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Has no reference to crural whiteness, but is the modern form of a very ancient personal name, Wihtlaeg, which is found in the genealogy of the Mercian kings.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Whitelegg has been represented in Northenden ever since the reign of Henry VIII.; it is also an old Cheadle name (E.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Whitelegge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitelegge occurs most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitelegge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitelegge is the 1,478,479th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Whitelegge is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Whitelegge are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 506,528. In England Whitelegge is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 60 percent live, Cornwall, where 8 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Other than England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Whitelegge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitelegge has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whitelegge surname rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitelegge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

The amount Whitelegge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.48% more than the national average, earning R 580,968 per year and in United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

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