Clegg Name Meaning: Originates from the Old Norse word 'kleggi' meaning 'haystack'.
The name of a hill in Lancashire which was probably given to someone who lived near it.
Discover how your Clegg ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 7 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 243 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 38 |
| Devon | 57 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 87 |
| Essex | 13 |
| Gloucestershire | 18 |
| Hampshire | 17 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 63 |
| Lancashire | 5,265 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 289 |
| Middlesex | 28 |
| Northumberland | 32 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 36 |
| Warwickshire | 25 |
| Westmorland | 19 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 28 |
| Yorkshire | 2,558 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 11 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,204 |
| Cotton Weaver | 542 |
| Coal Miner | 109 |
| General Labourer | 79 |
| Woollen Weaver | 77 |
| Cotton Spinner | 68 |
| Dress Maker | 68 |
| Living On Own Means | 66 |
| Cotton Operative | 65 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 63 |
| Cotton Winder | 61 |
| Cotton Piecer | 49 |
| Labourer | 44 |
| Farmer | 43 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Grocer | 40 |
| Carter | 38 |
| Joiner | 37 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| Cotton Reeler | 25 |
| Worsted Spinner | 24 |
| Worsted Weaver | 23 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Clerk | 20 |
| Cotton Twister | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Clegg | 5,338 |
| John Clegg | 4,754 |
| William Clegg | 3,533 |
| James Clegg | 3,466 |
| Sarah Clegg | 3,372 |
| Elizabeth Clegg | 2,672 |
| Thomas Clegg | 2,247 |
| Joseph Clegg | 1,761 |
| Ann Clegg | 1,676 |
| Alice Clegg | 1,592 |
| Jane Clegg | 1,428 |
| George Clegg | 1,371 |
| Hannah Clegg | 1,305 |
| Robert Clegg | 1,192 |
| Martha Clegg | 1,019 |
| Margaret Clegg | 918 |
| Ellen Clegg | 903 |
| Annie Clegg | 897 |
| Charles Clegg | 856 |
| Samuel Clegg | 846 |
| Emma Clegg | 795 |
| Betty Clegg | 763 |
| Henry Clegg | 739 |
| Edward Clegg | 685 |
| Eliza Clegg | 635 |