Bigby Surname

184,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6211:223,60221,644
Jamaica2621:10,9541,150
England2431:229,29219,121
Australia491:550,93340,757
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Biggby911/
Boigbay8317/
Wigby80191/
Begby8097/
Bigba8035/
Bigbe8013/
Bigbi804/
Bygby800/
Bigbee731,147/
Bigbie73614/
Biogbe73194/
Biegba7350/
Baigbe7325/
Biguey7322/
Begbey7311/
Biegbe739/
Bigboi736/
Bigbeu732/
Beigbi731/
Bigvay731/
Bhigba731/
Vigbey731/
Bigbez731/
Whigby731/
Beagbay6722/
Baigbai678/
Biegbeu671/
Weigbay671/
Vaigbay671/
Beegbay671/
Bisgbee671/
Beeghby670/
Biggbee670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bigby
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