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LEGG

Legg in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Dorset

1096

0.5716

34.6257

London

592

0.0203

1.2274

Hampshire

479

0.0800

4.8455

Surrey

418

0.0294

1.7787

Gloucestershire

224

0.0391

2.3681

Yorkshire

216

0.0075

0.4519

Devon

162

0.0266

1.6137

Wiltshire

145

0.0561

3.3996

Somerset

143

0.0304

1.8420

Sussex

129

0.0262

1.5865

Kent

116

0.0116

0.7049

Cornwall

116

0.0351

2.1245

Berkshire

98

0.0447

2.7071

Staffordshire

91

0.0092

0.5590

County Durham

90

0.0104

0.6273

Banffshire

84

0.1386

8.3965

Northumberland

82

0.0189

1.1427

Essex

63

0.0109

0.6617

Channel Islands

61

0.0705

4.2684

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

56

0.0265

1.6062

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

46

0.0090

0.5478

Warwickshire

45

0.0061

0.3700

Aberdeenshire

44

0.0163

0.9851

Oxfordshire

44

0.0244

1.4773

Kincardineshire

41

0.1152

6.9811

Lancashire

37

0.0011

0.0647

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

29

0.0074

0.4489

Forfarshire (Angus)

27

0.0100

0.6043

Cheshire

18

0.0028

0.1691

Derbyshire

15

0.0033

0.1987

Ayrshire

14

0.0064

0.3879

Nottinghamshire

14

0.0036

0.2154

Shropshire

12

0.0048

0.2880

Lanarkshire

11

0.0012

0.0705

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

8

0.0100

0.6040

Buckinghamshire

8

0.0045

0.2744

Royal Navy

7

0.0201

1.2180

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

7

0.0075

0.4567

Norfolk

6

0.0013

0.0809

Renfrewshire

6

0.0027

0.1605

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.2952

Hertfordshire

5

0.0025

0.1504

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

4

0.0103

0.6262

Kirkcudbrightshire

4

0.0095

0.5729

Worcestershire

4

0.0010

0.0635

Leicestershire

4

0.0012

0.0748

Northamptonshire

3

0.0011

0.0661

Herefordshire

3

0.0025

0.1517

Bedfordshire

2

0.0013

0.0801

Lincolnshire

2

0.0004

0.0259

Cambridgeshire

2

0.0011

0.0655

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

1

0.0015

0.0905

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.1117

Fife

1

0.0006

0.0350

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0549

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.1133

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Powerstock

Dorset

71

8.6480

523.9852

Islington London

London

71

0.0251

1.5189

St Pancras London

London

60

0.0255

1.5456

Kingston On Thames

Surrey

58

0.1696

10.2746

Portsea

Hampshire

51

0.0435

2.6324

Bilston

Staffordshire

48

0.2512

15.2139

Brighton

Sussex

47

0.0473

2.8650

Westoe

County Durham

43

0.0873

5.2865

Camberwell

Surrey

43

0.0230

1.3958

Melcombe Regis

Dorset

42

0.5286

32.0171

Fordington

Dorset

42

1.0169

61.6016

Scilly Islands St Mary

Cornwall

41

3.1758

192.3979

Sopley

Hampshire

39

4.7388

286.9757

Christchurch

Hampshire

38

0.2927

17.7280

St Peter Port

Channel Islands

37

0.2310

13.9955

Reading St Giles

Berkshire

37

0.1720

10.4175

Leeds

Yorkshire

37

0.0226

1.3711

Lambeth

Surrey

36

0.0141

0.8561

Chelsea London

London

36

0.0409

2.4771

Alverstoke

Hampshire

35

0.1615

9.7817

Top male forenames

William Legg
John Legg
George Legg
Thomas Legg
Charles Legg
James Legg
Henry Legg
Alfred Legg
Joseph Legg
Frederick Legg
Robert Legg
Arthur Legg
Walter Legg
Richard Legg
Edward Legg
Albert Legg
Harry Legg
Frank Legg
Samuel Legg
Herbert Legg
Edwin Legg
David Legg
Ernest Legg
Tom Legg
Francis Legg
Benjamin Legg
Wm. Legg
Fred Legg
Peter Legg
Isaac Legg
Stephen Legg
Job Legg
Andrew Legg
Sidney Legg
Thos. Legg
Fredrick Legg
Matthew Legg
Jacob Legg
Alexander Legg
Geo. Legg
Percy Legg
Sydney Legg
Chas. Legg
Fredk. Legg
Harold Legg
Douglas Legg
Horace Legg
Bertie Legg
Hy. Legg
Daniel Legg

Top female forenames

Mary Legg
Elizabeth Legg
Sarah Legg
Jane Legg
Emma Legg
Ann Legg
Emily Legg
Alice Legg
Eliza Legg
Ellen Legg
Annie Legg
Louisa Legg
Martha Legg
Edith Legg
Charlotte Legg
Hannah Legg
Margaret Legg
Fanny Legg
Caroline Legg
Maria Legg
Florence Legg
Frances Legg
Bessie Legg
Clara Legg
Harriet Legg
Susan Legg
Ada Legg
Harriett Legg
Kate Legg
Rose Legg
Amelia Legg
Matilda Legg
Lucy Legg
Esther Legg
Minnie Legg
Catherine Legg
Anne Legg
Agnes Legg
Gertrude Legg
Jessie Legg
Sophia Legg
Beatrice Legg
Isabella Legg
Flora Legg
Rachel Legg
Rosina Legg
Eleanor Legg
Lizzie Legg
Julia Legg
Ethel Legg

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