How common is the surname Leggett?

12,977 people in the United States had the surname Leggett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,792 Americans. It ranked 2,777th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Leggett?

Jay Leggett, American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, screenwriter (1963-2013), followed by Jeremy Leggett.

Where is the surname Leggett most common?

Wikidata records people named Leggett in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Leggett getting more or less common?

More common. 12,406 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,977 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Leggett

A surname, carried by 12,977 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Leggett is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,977 people named Leggett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,792 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,406.

#2,777

rank among US surnames

12,977

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #2,678)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,768	Salisbury	13,038	23,680
#2,769	Easter	13,036	23,684
#2,770	Burden	13,028	23,699
#2,772	Salvador	13,021	23,711
#2,773	Schell	13,016	23,720
#2,774	Devlin	13,014	23,724
#2,775	Woo	13,003	23,744

Who is named Leggett

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

70% of people named Leggett identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leggetts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jay Leggett
American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, screenwriter (1963-2013)
Jeremy Leggett
British businessman, born 1954

Notable Leggetts come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Leggett

Leggett has the Soundex code L230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L230.

Questions

How common is the surname Leggett?: 12,977 people in the United States had the surname Leggett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,792 Americans. It ranked 2,777th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Leggett?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Leggett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Leggett?: Jay Leggett, American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, screenwriter (1963-2013), followed by Jeremy Leggett.
Where is the surname Leggett most common?: Wikidata records people named Leggett in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Leggett getting more or less common?: More common. 12,406 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,977 in 2010, up 4.6%.