Elgar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Elgar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Elgar family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 73
Agricultural Labourer 17
Dress Maker 6
Labourer 5
Laundress 5
Chaplain To The House Of Industry 4
Cook 4
Farmers Son 4
House Servant 4
Servant 4
House Keeper 3
Tailor 3
Fund Holder 3
Bricklayer 3
Butcher 3
Carter 3
Domestic Servant 3
General Servant 3
Retired Farmer Widow 3
Boot Closer 3
Piano Fort Turner 3
Gardener 2
Governess 2
Grocer Tea Dealer & Cheese Monger 2
Labourer Agricultural 2

Elgar Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Algar 80% 5,960
2 Alger 60% 4,746
3 Elgar 100% 4,417
4 Elger 80% 1,641
5 Lager 40% 580
6 Logar 60% 514
7 Lugar 60% 502
8 Leager 50% 433
9 Leger 40% 354
10 Lagar 60% 285
11 Loger 40% 181
12 Lagor 40% 174
13 Legar 60% 131

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The surname Elgar is the 3rd most popular variant of Algar.

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