Family name origins & meanings
- English : variant of Lecatt, which is most probably a variant of Leggett.
- John Lecatt was born in VA during 1642. His descendants have borne the surnames Lecatt, Lecat, Lecate, Lecates, Lecato, Lekate, Lekates, Lekites, and Legates. The family lived first in Accomack Co., VA. By the 1790s most had moved north to MD and DE.