as a Last Name
- 11,482
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Leggett
Meaning & Origins
English: occupational name for an ambassador or representative, from Middle English and Old French legat, Latin legatus, ‘one who is appointed or ordained’. The name may also have been a pageant name or given to an person elected to represent his village at a manor court.
| 2,694th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 11,482
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Leggett per capita
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