Ligh Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 37
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 4
Suffolk 0
Somerset 1
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Ligh Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ligh family

Profession Census Frequency
Weaver 8
Agricultural Labourer 3
Silk Weaver 3
Male Servant 2
Female Servant 2
Farmer 1
Independent 1
Student 1
Butcher 1
Schoolmaster 1
Shoe Maker 1
Knight Watchman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Ligh

Name Census Frequency
John Ligh 14
Joseph Ligh 10
Elizabeth Ligh 8
Mary Ligh 8
Thomas Ligh 7
Jane Ligh 5
Sarah Ligh 5
Alice Ligh 4
Annie Ligh 4
Charles Ligh 4
George Ligh 4
James Ligh 4
Ann Ligh 3
Ellen Ligh 3
Emma Ligh 3
Hannah Ligh 3
Samuel Ligh 3
Fanny Ligh 2
Florence Ligh 2
Lucy Ligh 2
Margaret Ligh 2
Maria Ligh 2
Richard Ligh 2
Robert Ligh 2
William Ligh 2

Ligh Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leigh 80% 51,671
2 Lough 60% 4,196
3 Lugh 75% 755
4 Legh 75% 706
5 Laugh 60% 320
6 Lighe 80% 275
7 Ligh 100% 160
8 Laigh 80% 109

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The surname Ligh is the 7th most popular variant of Leigh.

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