Last Name LEGG

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Meaning Local: At the leigh or legh, Also, 'the son of Legg,' a personal name. Perhaps a nickname of Legard.
Origin English, Irish, Belgian

Rank 3,362 (2000 US census) 3,685 (1990 US census)
Count 9,728 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.92%, or 9137 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.6%, or 253 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 37 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.65%, or 63 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.18%, or 115 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.26%, or 123 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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