Legg Name Meaning: This name may derive from the Germanic name 'Leggr'or the old English word 'Legg',a nickname for someone with long legs.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin & a variant of 'Leigh'. May also indicate someone who was a 'swift runner'.
Discover how your Legg 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 | 3 |
Channel Islands | 5 |
Cheshire | 4 |
Cornwall | 111 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 7 |
Devon | 129 |
Dorset | 792 |
Durham | 10 |
Essex | 26 |
Gloucestershire | 148 |
Hampshire | 248 |
Herefordshire | 1 |
Hertfordshire | 6 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 20 |
Lancashire | 9 |
Leicestershire | 10 |
Lincolnshire | 9 |
London | 315 |
Middlesex | 13 |
Northumberland | 23 |
Norfolk | 10 |
Northamptonshire | 0 |
Nottinghamshire | 13 |
Oxfordshire | 14 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 67 |
Suffolk | 0 |
Somerset | 134 |
Surrey | 166 |
Sussex | 100 |
Staffordshire | 29 |
Warwickshire | 13 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 90 |
Worcestershire | 8 |
Yorkshire | 83 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 2 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 0 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 22 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Agricultural Labourer | 240 |
Female Servant | 91 |
Farmer | 52 |
Labourer | 44 |
Independent | 36 |
Male Servant | 30 |
Carpenter | 25 |
Dress Maker | 16 |
Shoe Maker | 15 |
Yeoman | 12 |
Tailor | 11 |
Bricklayer | 9 |
Waterman | 9 |
Mason | 8 |
Painter | 8 |
Pauper | 7 |
Apprentice | 7 |
Grocer | 7 |
Milliner | 6 |
Sawyer | 6 |
Soldiers 53rd Regiment | 6 |
Inn Keeper | 6 |
Gardener | 6 |
Porter | 6 |
Collier | 6 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Legg | 2,056 |
Mary Legg | 2,039 |
John Legg | 1,783 |
George Legg | 1,450 |
Elizabeth Legg | 1,426 |
Thomas Legg | 1,006 |
Sarah Legg | 940 |
Charles Legg | 876 |
James Legg | 847 |
Jane Legg | 710 |
Henry Legg | 697 |
Ann Legg | 689 |
Eliza Legg | 548 |
Frederick Legg | 514 |
Emma Legg | 465 |
Annie Legg | 459 |
Emily Legg | 436 |
Robert Legg | 433 |
Joseph Legg | 416 |
Alice Legg | 412 |
Ellen Legg | 397 |
Alfred Legg | 390 |
Arthur Legg | 356 |
Richard Legg | 337 |
Albert Legg | 331 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Legg | 100% | 33,862 |
2 | Legge | 80% | 8,480 |
3 | Lugg | 75% | 6,676 |
4 | Logg | 75% | 731 |
5 | Legh | 75% | 706 |
6 | Lagg | 75% | 475 |
7 | Leg | 75% | 417 |
8 | Ligg | 75% | 369 |
9 | Leggoe | 67% | 293 |
10 | Leggo | 80% | 260 |
11 | Ligge | 60% | 140 |
The surname Legg is the most popular version of all its varients