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The LEGARD surname in the USA

Frequency Comparisons
Total Rank Frequency % Per million people
United States
United States (Current snapshot) 405 48877 0 1
United States (1880 census) 32 61614 0 1
Change since 1880 +373 +12737 +N/A 0
Other Countries
Australia 0 0
United Kingdom 132 21052 0 3
Top States for LEGARD by Total
State Total Rank in State Frequency % Per million people
Louisiana 64 7241 0.001 14
Virginia 53 11405 0.001 7
Texas 40 30046 0.000 2
Washington 34 19362 0.001 6
California 33 59050 0.000 1
Top States for LEGARD by Frequency
State Total Rank in State Frequency % Per million people
Idaho 24 7142 0.002 19
Louisiana 64 7241 0.001 14
Montana 7 19302 0.001 8
Virginia 53 11405 0.001 7
Washington 34 19362 0.001 6

Notes

'A figure of zero indicates that we don't have data for this name (usually because it's quite uncommon and our stats don't go down that far). It doesn't mean that there's no-one with that name at all!

For less common surnames, the figures get progressively less reliable the fewer holders of that name there are. This data is aggregated from several public lists, and some stats are interpolated from known values. The margin of error is well over 100% at the rarest end of the table!

For less common surnames, the frequency and "per million" values may be 0 even though there are people with that name. That's because they represent less than one in a million of the population, which ends up as 0 after rounding.

It's possible for a surname to gain in rank and/or total while being less common per million people (or vice versa) as there are now more surnames in the USA as a result of immigration. In mathematical terms, the tail has got longer, with a far larger number of less common surnames.

Figures for top states show firstly the states where most people called LEGARD live. This obviously tends to be biased towards the most populous states. The second set of figures show where people called LEGARD represent the biggest proportion of the population. So, in this case, there are more people called LEGARD in Louisiana than any other state, but you are more likely to find a LEGARD by picking someone at random in Idaho than anywhere else.

Classification and Origin of LEGARD

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Language of origin: English

Ethnic origin: English

Religious origin: Christian

Name derivation: Occupational Name

Data for religion and/or language relates to the culture in which the LEGARD surname originated. It does not necessarily have any correlation with the language spoken, or religion practised, by the majority of current American citizens with that name.

Data for ethnic origin relates to the region and country in which the LEGARD surname originated. It does not necessarily have any correlation with the ethnicity of the majority of current American citizens with that name.

Ethnic distribution of LEGARD in the USA

Classification Total Percent
White (Caucasian) 280 69.14
Black/African American 100 24.69
Mixed Race 11 2.72
White (Hispanic) 7 1.73
Asian/Pacific Less than 100 Insignificant
Native American/Alaskan Less than 100 Insignificant

Ethnic distribution data shows the number and percentage of people with the LEGARD surname who reported their ethnic background as being in these broad categories in the most recent national census.

Meaning of LEGARD in historical publications

(origin: Nor. Fr.) Le Gard, the guard or protector. Probably was first assumed from the possession of some trusty or confidential office.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


LEGARD. LEGEARD. LEGUARD. Fr. le garde, the guard, Iveeper, or warden; one who secures or preserves.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Similar names to LEGARD

The following names have similar spellings or pronunciations as LEGARD.

This does not necessarily imply a direct relationship between the names, but may indicate names that could be mistaken for this one when written down or misheard.

Matches are generated automatically by a combination of Soundex, Metaphone and Levenshtein matching.

Potential typos for LEGARD

The following words are slight variants of LEGARD that are likely to be possible typos or misspellings in written material.