Bigden Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bigden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:422,10728,563
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Bigden (13) may also be a first name.

Bigden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bigden is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigden? popularity and diffusion

Bigden is the 1,041,601st most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. Bigden occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Bigden are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. Bigden is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 422,107. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 39 percent reside, Suffolk, where 13 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Bigden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bigden has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bigden surname rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bigden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bigden surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

Bigden earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bygden8355/
Wigden8334/
Vigden8323/
Begden832/
Bigdem831/
Bigdin830/
Beagden770/
Bygdén67191/
Wigdén6713/
Bygdin6713/
Begdenova672/
Begdng672/
Wegden672/
Begdem671/
Byggdin6242/
Waikden622/
Wickden621/
Whicden621/
Beakden621/
Whegden620/
Vygdin502/
Wegdén502/
Wecden500/

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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 Bigden
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