Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>L>Lige-Ligh>Light>Pennsylvania

Light

in Pennsylvania

There are 856 people with the last name "Light" in Pennsylvania.

Add to web page

Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Light 1,354
close
  1. is 1,350th most common Frost
  2. is 1,351st most common Doran
  3. is 1,352nd most common Leon
  4. is 1,353rd most common Kendall
  5. is 1,354th most common Light
  6. is 1,355th most common Pierson
  7. is 1,356th most common Ritchie
  8. is 1,357th most common Pitts
  9. is 1,358th most common Travis

Most Common First Names for Light

John, Robert, David, James, Barbara, Michael, Charles, George, Christopher, Donna

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.
  • 2. nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.
  • 3. nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English lȳt ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.

    • Recent Searches for "Light" in Pennsylvania

    Since June 2009
    374

    Most Popular Search

    John Light, PA (9 searches)
    Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

    © 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
    Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement