Bigg Surname

170,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Bigg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the big,' one of large, bulky proportions; compare Little, Long, Short, &c A familiar entry in registers of the surname epoch.

Alan Bigge, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Bigge, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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Bigg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7931:70,2628,087
Australia5961:45,2955,683
United States4741:764,68159,530
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Scotland251:214,15311,205
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Norfolk Island111:20934
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Wales51:618,90625,852
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9221:26,4373,629
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Bigg (356) may also be a first name.

Bigg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the big,' one of large, bulky proportions; compare Little, Long, Short, &c A familiar entry in registers of the surname epoch.

Alan Bigge, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Bigge, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

William Bigge, Oxfordshire ibid.

1614. Richard Bigge, Marriage Lic. (London).

1659. Baptised — Katherine, d. John Bigg: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1752. Married — Henry Bigg (Berkshire) and Sophia Cook: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) 1 Big, Tall (a nickname). [Middle English bigg, byg, big, of Scandinavian orig.] 2 the O.Scand. pers. name Biug-r— the Bowed, Bent.

3 the 0.Teut. pers. name Biga, Bigo, &c. [from the stem Big-, whose meaning, as Förstemann remarks, is uncertain] Robert Bigge.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh, English) The large, tall, bulky or proud man; the mighty, powerful man; descendant of Bicca (thick or big).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A prae-Domesd. personal name, Biga. The officer who provided carriages for the king was called a Biga-probably with some reference to the Latin biga, a two-horse chariot. Ellis, Introd. Domesd. i. 91.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Big; from the German, Bick; from the Dutch, Bicker; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bigg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bigg (Russian: Бигг) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bigg.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 170,597th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,885,014 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Bigg are found; 34 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 461,707th most frequent given name globally, borne by 356 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 793 people, or 1 in 70,262. In England Bigg is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Kent, where 14 percent are found and Essex, where 7 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Bigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bigg has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bigg surname contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 289 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bigg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bigg are 18.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Bigg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.49% less than the national average, earning R 98,640 per year; in United States they earn 21.03% more than the national average, earning $52,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning $45,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biggs8952,172/
Biggh8970/
Beigg899/
Baigg896/
Biggz894/
Biggt891/
Biogg891/
Biggk891/
Big8679,334/
Biggue8057/
Beiggs804/
Biggss802/
Buiggs801/
Boiggs801/
Baiggs801/
Beiggh801/
Baig75299,097/
Begg7510,776/
Beig7510,077/
Wigg753,542/
Bieg752,252/
Biog75226/
Vigg75212/
Boig75165/
Bhig75128/
Bigs7574/
Bigh7555/
Buig7549/
Bygg7538/
Bigz756/
Bigt753/
Bigc752/
Biqg751/
Bigq751/
Bigx751/
Bihg751/
Bgig751/
Bisg751/
Hbig751/
Beggs6712,631/
Beigh676,723/
Baigh671,773/
Bigue67705/
Bhaig67125/
Boigk67104/
Biegh6760/
Beugg6741/
Boigs6739/
Wiggh6729/
Whigg6725/
Viggh6721/
Bhoig6717/
Viggs6717/
Beigt6716/
Baaig6715/
Boigt678/
Baigs676/
Baigt673/
Baigc673/
Baigq672/
Bhigh672/
Veigg672/
Beagg672/
Bheig672/
Baikg672/
Bekgg672/
Boikg671/
Buigs671/
Bigss671/
Boigh671/
Baisg671/
Voigg671/
Beggh671/
Beegg671/
Bgaig671/
Biojg671/
Baigk671/
Buigc671/
Baigz671/
Buikg671/
Bigch670/
Beigs670/

Bigg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bigg in the Russian language
Биггbigg-

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Bigg Reference & Research

Biggs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Biggs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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