Ledger

See also: ledger

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• English patronymic surname from either the Norman personal name Leodegar or the Old French equivalent Legier, both containing the Proto-Germanic elements *liudiz (“men, people”) and *garwaz (“ready, prepared”).
• English metonymic occupational surname for a stonemason, from ledger, itself a derivative of Old English leċġan (“to lay”).

Proper noun

Ledger (plural Ledgers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ledger is the 14096^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2132 individuals. Ledger is most common among White (86.77%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ledger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 413.

Anagrams

• gelder, red-leg, redleg