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单词 Ledger
释义

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 14096th 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
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