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 | 111 |
Cambridgeshire | 2 |
Channel Islands | 39 |
Cheshire | 2 |
Cornwall | 108 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 13 |
Devon | 144 |
Dorset | 938 |
Durham | 50 |
Essex | 35 |
Gloucestershire | 144 |
Hampshire | 303 |
Herefordshire | 6 |
Hertfordshire | 4 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 37 |
Lancashire | 49 |
Leicestershire | 1 |
Lincolnshire | 3 |
London | 422 |
Middlesex | 12 |
Northumberland | 30 |
Norfolk | 0 |
Northamptonshire | 1 |
Nottinghamshire | 16 |
Oxfordshire | 25 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 33 |
Suffolk | 1 |
Somerset | 134 |
Surrey | 166 |
Sussex | 96 |
Staffordshire | 67 |
Warwickshire | 28 |
Westmorland | 1 |
Wiltshire | 99 |
Worcestershire | 2 |
Yorkshire | 62 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 16 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 37 |
Pembrokeshire | 2 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 508 |
Agricultural Labourer | 259 |
Labourer | 65 |
House Servant | 51 |
Dress Maker | 46 |
Carter | 28 |
Laundress | 28 |
Servant | 24 |
General Servant | 23 |
House Keeper | 20 |
Carpenter | 16 |
House Maid | 14 |
Shoe Maker | 13 |
Gardener | 12 |
Coal Miner | 12 |
Shepherd | 11 |
Domestic Servant | 10 |
Wife | 10 |
Tailor | 10 |
Cook | 10 |
Grocer | 10 |
Mason | 9 |
Nurse | 9 |
Farmer | 9 |
Farm Labourer | 8 |
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