Leger is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leger
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Refers rarely a slight man. This is indeed a personal name of Germanic origin, Leodgari, Latinized Leodegarius (leod people = + = gari spear). The name was popularized by St. Leger, bishop of Autun, tortured and murdered in 678. It is very common in France, especially is found in Normandy and Limousin.

How popular is Leger?

As per 2010 US census, number of Legers grew by 10.96515 per cent to 10221 since 2000 and ranked 3497 after elevating 44 spots. The last name was found in around 35 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.65 84.51
Black 11.62 7.97
Hispanic or Latino 5.97 4.92
Others 1.68 1.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.81 0.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.26 0.41

Leger Namesakes

  • Alda Léger, Paul-Émile Léger's mother
  • Allan Legere, Serial Killer
  • Édouard H. Léger, Political figure
  • Jules Léger, Former Governor General of Canada
  • Allan Legere, Serial Killer
  • Aude Léger, Actress
  • Aurel Léger, Member of Parliament
  • Brigit Legere Binns, Author
  • Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile, Politician
  • Céline Léger, Actor
  • In 0, Crystal Leger played the role of Valarie in horror film Henry's Cabin.

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