Find out how popular the last name Legall is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Legall.

Legall, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Legall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Legall in America

Legall is the 52267th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Legall surname appeared 397 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Legall.

We can also compare 2010 data for Legall to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Legall

The surname LEGALL originated in France and is derived from the Old French words "le" meaning "the" and "gal" meaning "rooster". It was likely an occupational name for someone who raised or kept roosters, or a nickname for someone with rooster-like qualities or mannerisms.

The name LEGALL can be traced back to the 13th century in the northern regions of France, particularly in Normandy and Brittany. It is found in various medieval records and documents from this time period, such as land deeds, tax rolls, and parish records.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name LEGALL was Jean LEGALL, a farmer who lived in the village of Avranches in Normandy during the late 14th century. Another notable early bearer was Guillaume LEGALL, a merchant from Saint-Malo in Brittany, who is mentioned in a contract dated 1492.

The LEGALL surname is also found in the Domesday Book, a famous census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that the name may have been present in England shortly after the Norman Conquest.

Throughout history, the LEGALL surname has undergone various spellings, such as LeGal, Le Gall, and Legale, reflecting regional variations and spelling conventions of the time.

Several notable individuals with the LEGALL surname have made their mark throughout history:

1. Jacques LEGALL (c. 1555-1615), a French Huguenot pastor and theologian known for his writings on Calvinism.

2. Étienne LEGALL (1678-1753), a French sculptor and architect who worked on the Palace of Versailles and other notable buildings in Paris.

3. Jean-Baptiste LEGALL (1753-1825), a French military officer who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

4. Émile LEGALL (1815-1890), a French painter and illustrator known for his depictions of rural life in Brittany.

5. Marie LEGALL (1865-1936), a French educator and advocate for women's rights, who founded several schools for girls in Normandy.

The LEGALL surname continues to be prevalent in France, particularly in the northwestern regions, as well as in other parts of Europe and North America due to migration and immigration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Legall

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Legall.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Legall was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Legall has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Legall was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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