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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 97 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 48 |
| Cheshire | 25 |
| Cornwall | 85 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 179 |
| Dorset | 1,034 |
| Durham | 119 |
| Essex | 94 |
| Gloucestershire | 158 |
| Hampshire | 481 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 96 |
| Lancashire | 41 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 681 |
| Middlesex | 87 |
| Northumberland | 88 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 17 |
| Oxfordshire | 30 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 163 |
| Surrey | 245 |
| Sussex | 129 |
| Staffordshire | 117 |
| Warwickshire | 49 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 157 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 184 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 92 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 55 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 813 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 132 |
| General Labourer | 56 |
| Domestic Servant | 52 |
| General Servant Domestic | 39 |
| General Servant | 38 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| Coal Miner | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| Living On Own Means | 32 |
| Farm Labourer | 28 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 27 |
| Labourer | 24 |
| Farmer | 21 |
| Blacksmith | 20 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Farm Servant | 18 |
| Gardener | 17 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| General Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Bricklayer | 15 |
| Shepherd | 14 |
| Carter | 14 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 14 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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