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
Living On Own Means 23
Dress Maker 15
General Labourer 14
General Servant Domestic 13
Scholar 11
Cook Domestic 10
School 9
Agricultural Labourer 7
Domestic Servant 6
House Maid Domestic 5
Servant Domestic 5
Tailoress 5
Farmer 5
Housemaid Domestic 5
Apprentice 5
House Keeper Domestic 5
Coal Miner Hewer 5
Commercial Clerk 4
Laundress 4
Printer Compositor 4
Tailor 4
School Master 4
General Domestic 4
Joiner Carpenter 4
Dock Labourer 4

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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