Explore the Family Name Leggio

The meaning of Leggio

Italian (Lèggio): nickname for someone who wassuperficial, vain, or irresponsible, from Sicilian liggeru ‘light (weight)’ or leggiu. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Sal, Vito, Aldo, Francesco, Lorenzo, Matteo, Saverio, Vita.

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How common is the last name Leggio in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Leggio showed a slight drop between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 23,350 in popularity with 1,016 bearers of the name, making up approximately 0.38 per 100,000 individuals. By 2010, it had slipped to rank 24,049 despite an increase in count to 1,048 people. The proportion per 100,000 also fell slightly to 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,350	#24,049	-2.99%
Count	1,016	1,048	3.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leggio

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Leggio, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, those with this surname identified as White, although there was a small decrease from 96.75% to 93.42%. Interestingly, in 2010, there were individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and as having two or more races, categories which were not represented in 2000. There was also a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.36% in 2000 to 4.58% in 2010. However, it should be noted that identification as Black dropped to zero in 2010 from 0.49% in 2000. No one with the surname Leggio identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	93.42%	-3.44%
Hispanic	2.36%	4.58%	94.07%
Two or More Races	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.57%	0%
Black	0.49%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%