Legge Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Legge Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Legge family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 197
Dress Maker 18
Domestic Servant 13
Living On Her Own Means 12
Living On Own Means 11
Clerk 10
General Labourer 8
Labourer 8
Farm Labourer 8
Tailoress 7
Agricultural Labourer 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Laundress 6
Farmer 6
Domestic 6
Coal Miner 6
Governess 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Baker 4
Cabinet Maker 4
Elementary School Teacher 4
Brick Layer 4
Dock Labourer 4
House Maid Domestic Servant 4
Boot Maker 3

Legge Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Legg 80% 33,862
2 Legge 100% 8,480
3 Lugg 60% 6,676
4 Logg 60% 731
5 Lagg 60% 475
6 Ligg 60% 369
7 Leggoe 83% 293
8 Leggo 80% 260
9 Leage 80% 170
10 Ligge 80% 140

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The surname Legge is the 2nd most popular variant of Legg.

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