The Legon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 194 people carried this name — #94,311 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 6% from 207 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 123 people named Legon.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 44 people named Legon live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 38 people named Legon live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Legon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anthony C Legon 1941– · chemist
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Nick W. Legon 1953–2017 · botanical collector
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Legon.
- Legendre 1,860 · U.S. census
- Leger 10,221 · U.S. census
- Legere 2,270 · U.S. census
- Legier 145 · U.S. census
- Lego 936 · U.S. census
- Legoff 195 · U.S. census
- Legrand 5,413 · U.S. census
- Legree 760 · U.S. census
- Legris 174 · U.S. census
- Legros 1,648 · U.S. census
- Legue 221 · U.S. census
- Lehe 118 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Legon is.
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