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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 150 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 28 |
| Devon | 38 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 20 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 19 |
| Kent | 49 |
| Lancashire | 4,954 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 |
| London | 131 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 10 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 10 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 2,107 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,127 |
| Cotton Weaver | 295 |
| Coal Miner | 99 |
| House Keeper | 82 |
| Woollen Weaver | 76 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 65 |
| Cotton Winder | 53 |
| Dress Maker | 53 |
| Cotton Spinner | 50 |
| Woollen Spinner | 47 |
| Wife Of Above | 44 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 43 |
| Cotton Reeler | 38 |
| Labourer | 38 |
| House Servant | 36 |
| Carter | 32 |
| Grocer | 32 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 31 |
| Servant | 30 |
| Joiner | 30 |
| Cotton Piecer | 28 |
| Stone Mason | 26 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Mechanic | 22 |
| Cotton Rover | 22 |
| 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 |