Last Name LEGARD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Leger. The final 'd' in some variants is common excrescence. St. Leger was a canonized priest of Chalons, the French form being Leguire. Another possible but not a very likely origin is 'le garfe,' the guard or keeper.
'Le Gard,' the guard or protector. Probably was first assumed from the possession of some trusty or confidential office.
Origin English, French, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 48,877 (2000 US census) 37,540 (1990 US census)
Count 405 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 69.14%, or 280 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 24.69%, or 100 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.72%, or 11 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.73%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Most Popular Greenlandic Baby Names

 Below is the list of popular Greenlandic first names in alphabetical order.

First girl baby names:

Ane Marie Karen Johanne Sofie Dorthe Margrethe Sara Naja Anna Kristine Else Louise Helene Karoline Susanne Amalie Elisabeth Paninn...

Christian baby names

 Here is a list of baby names and their meanings that came to us straight from the Bible. ...

Most Popular Kazakh Baby Names

 Below is the list of popular Kazakh first names in alphabetical order.

First girl baby names:

Адиль (Adil) Адия (Adiea) Ажар (Azhar) Айбала (Ajbala) Айбарша (Ajbarsha) Айбике (Ajbike) Айганша (Ajgansha) Айгуль (Ajgul) Аида (Aida) Айда...

©2015 ANC Labs Inc | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | View in: Classic | Mobile