Origins of the Legg surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 214North West 10Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 118East Midlands 44West Midlands 85East 253London 833South East 729South West 1078South Wales 66Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leggs lived in south-west

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    5,400 Legg Travel & migration records
    48,000 Leggs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Legg first names?

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    Common jobs for Leggs

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Leggs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    251

    Laundress

    193

    General Servant Domestic

    151

    Domestic Servant

    129

    House Servant

    102

    Commmon male occupations for Leggs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    418

    General Labourer

    216

    Farm Labourer

    198

    Carpenter

    169

    Bricklayer

    145

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