Leggett family name history and map
No data was found
No data was found
Leggett in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 117 people named Leggett in Ireland; roughly one in every 38,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 58 men and 59 women.
Counties with Leggett in Ireland
Dublin was Leggett country: 29.9% of them (35 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Wicklow (28), Antrim (16), Meath (13) and Tipperary (8).
Leggett average age in 1911
The average Leggett in 1911 was 30.8 years old, 29.6 for men and 31.9 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Leggett literacy in 1911
Of the Leggetts whose literacy was recorded, 85.6% could both read and write, 3.6% could read but not write, and 10.8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.5% reading and writing against 81.5% of men. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Leggett common first names
The most common male names were William (8), John, Robert, Thomas and David. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Margaret and Agnes.
Leggett occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Leggett's census form was "Scholar"; 12% (14) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (7.7%), farmer (6%), domestic servant (4.3%) and metal worker / engineer (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 10.3% of all Leggetts, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and domestic service.
What religion is Leggett?
Most Leggetts, 61.5%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (32.5%), Presbyterian (4.3%) and Baptist (0.9%).
Visitor Notes
Review type for post source and surnames source type not found
Added by
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of Leggett. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
Leggett statistics (1911)
Number: 117
Rank: 3,501
Average Age: 31
Leggett in the USA (2020)
Number: 12,024
Rank: 2,923
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
Ref: leggett
Also see...
No data was found