Bigalow Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tonga

Bigalow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigalow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tonga11:107,313791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

Bigalow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bigalow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bigalow is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bigalow.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigalow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,359,010th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Bigalow live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Bigalow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bigalow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bigalow last name decreased 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bigalow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bigalow surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bigalow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $46,618 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bigalow
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