Bigby Surname
Approximately 2,296 people bear this surname
Bigby Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) belonging to Bigby = 1 Biug’s Dwelling or Farm. [Old Norse by-r] 2 the Big Dwelling or Farm [v. under Bigg]
Bigby Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 1,621 | 1:223,602 | 21,644 |
Jamaica | 262 | 1:10,954 | 1,150 |
England | 243 | 1:229,292 | 19,121 |
Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 335 | 1:149,907 | 13,916 |
Bigby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) belonging to Bigby = 1 Biug’s Dwelling or Farm. [Old Norse by-r] 2 the Big Dwelling or Farm [v. under Bigg]
Bigby Demographics
Bigby Political Affiliation
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Bigby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigby? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 184,710th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,174,018 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Bigby reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 223,602. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 22 percent live, South Carolina, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 11 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
Bigby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bigby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bigby last name increased 484 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 426 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bigby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bigby last name are 9.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bigby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.59% more than the national average, earning R 433,908 per year; in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.38% more than the national average, earning $83,654 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Bigboy | 91 | 410 | / |
Bigbey | 91 | 92 | / |
Biggby | 91 | 1 | / |
Boigbay | 83 | 17 | / |
Wigby | 80 | 191 | / |
Begby | 80 | 97 | / |
Bigba | 80 | 35 | / |
Bigbe | 80 | 13 | / |
Bigbi | 80 | 4 | / |
Bygby | 80 | 0 | / |
Bigbee | 73 | 1,147 | / |
Bigbie | 73 | 614 | / |
Biogbe | 73 | 194 | / |
Biegba | 73 | 50 | / |
Baigbe | 73 | 25 | / |
Biguey | 73 | 22 | / |
Begbey | 73 | 11 | / |
Biegbe | 73 | 9 | / |
Bigboi | 73 | 6 | / |
Bigbeu | 73 | 2 | / |
Beigbi | 73 | 1 | / |
Bigvay | 73 | 1 | / |
Bhigba | 73 | 1 | / |
Vigbey | 73 | 1 | / |
Bigbez | 73 | 1 | / |
Whigby | 73 | 1 | / |
Beagbay | 67 | 22 | / |
Baigbai | 67 | 8 | / |
Biegbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
Weigbay | 67 | 1 | / |
Vaigbay | 67 | 1 | / |
Beegbay | 67 | 1 | / |
Bisgbee | 67 | 1 | / |
Beeghby | 67 | 0 | / |
Biggbee | 67 | 0 | / |
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