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 | 1 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 245 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 28 |
| Devon | 43 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 85 |
| Essex | 30 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 22 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 59 |
| Lancashire | 6,061 |
| Leicestershire | 3 |
| Lincolnshire | 21 |
| London | 283 |
| Middlesex | 13 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 27 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 27 |
| Warwickshire | 25 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 2,694 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,793 |
| Cotton Weaver | 569 |
| Woollen Weaver | 135 |
| Coal Miner | 126 |
| House Keeper | 106 |
| Cotton Operative | 99 |
| Dress Maker | 65 |
| Cotton Spinner | 56 |
| Cotton Winder | 56 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| General Labourer | 49 |
| Grocer | 43 |
| Domestic Servant | 39 |
| Joiner | 39 |
| Annuitant | 32 |
| Worsted Weaver | 31 |
| Stone Mason | 30 |
| House Wife | 30 |
| Cotton Reeler | 26 |
| Weaver | 24 |
| No Occupation | 22 |
| Cotton Piecer | 22 |
| General Servant | 22 |
| Carter | 21 |
| Worsted Spinner | 21 |
| 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 |