Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LEGER
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Region of origin
Europe
Country of origin
France
Language of origin
French
Religion of origin
Unknown
Classification
Unknown
Related and similar surnames
The Leger surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SAINT LEGER. The St. Legers came from Caen in Normandy (Chron. of Battel Abbey, p. 59), and a family tradition asserts that the patriarch, Robert, was not only present at William's inva,sion in 1066, but actually supported him with his hand as he quitted the ship I There are six places bearing this name mentioned in the Itin. de la Normandie. Its latinization is De Sancto Leodegario — its corruption, Sellinger.