Ledger
LEH-jer
Popularity
#16584
Letters
6
Syllables
2
Origin
English
Total Births
4,455
Peak Year
#611 in 2024
First Recorded
1923
Style
Modern & Trendy
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Ledger is an English occupational surname denoting a clerk or someone who kept accounts. The term comes from Middle English "leger," meaning "to lie or stay."
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Numerology
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