Bigelow Surname
Approximately 17,645 people bear this surname
Bigelow Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller on, or near, the barley hill; one who came from Baguley (ram’s woodland), the name of several places in England.
Bigelow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,578 | 1:23,267 | 2,926 |
| Canada | 1,603 | 1:22,985 | 3,123 |
| Australia | 173 | 1:156,045 | 16,383 |
| Micronesia | 100 | 1:1,062 | 227 |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1:68,611 | 10,369 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,893 | 1:12,900 | 1,655 |
Bigelow (48) may also be a first name.
Bigelow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller on, or near, the barley hill; one who came from Baguley (ram’s woodland), the name of several places in England.
BIGALOW: Bygglu, in the Welsh, signifies to hector, to bully. In the Cornish-British, Bygel is a herdsman, a shepherd, and the name may have been applied to the commander of an army.
(New England), Baguley (English), Corner, Brook or Back field? Byga, a corner; bæc or bec, brook; bæc, back. John Biggely or Bigelow, of Watertown in 1642, was the son of Randle Baguley, of co. Suffolk.
Bigelow Demographics
Average Male Bigelow Height
177.16 cm
Average Female Bigelow Height
165.37 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bigelow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigelow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bigelow (Arabic: بيغلو) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigelow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 30,269th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 413,009 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Bigelow live; 97 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 48 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 15,578 people, or 1 in 23,267. In The United States Bigelow is primarily found in: Michigan, where 10 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Bigelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bigelow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bigelow surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bigelow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bigelow surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.25% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bigelow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $47,362 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggelow | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bigielow | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bigelowe | 93 | 0 | / |
| Bigalow | 86 | 163 | / |
| Bigleow | 86 | 8 | / |
| Begelow | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bigilow | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bigolow | 86 | 4 | / |
| Biselow | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bigelov | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vigelow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bigelaw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bicelow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baigelov | 80 | 36 | / |
| Bigelova | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bigallow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baigelova | 75 | 21 | / |
| Biegelhof | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vegelow | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bizelov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Begolow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bigalov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Begilow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Begalow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Byselow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beselow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baygelov | 67 | 58 | / |
| Baigalov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bizelyov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigaylov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baigolov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Begelova | 67 | 1 | / |
Bigelow Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bigelow in the Arabic language | ||
| بيغلو | byghlw | - |
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