Bigge Surname
Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname
Bigge 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.
Read More About This SurnameBigge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 718 | 1:112,125 | 13,811 |
| United States | 394 | 1:919,947 | 69,072 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
The alternate forms: Biggé (2) are calculated separately.
Bigge (24) may also be a first name.
Bigge 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.
(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
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.
Bigge Demographics
Average Bigge Salary in
United States
$50,971 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bigge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bigge (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻚ, Hindi: बिग्गे, Russian: Бигге) is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Biggé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigge? popularity and diffusion
It is the 285,302nd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,406,191 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Bigge live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 24 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 718 people, or 1 in 112,125. In Germany Bigge is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent live, Hesse, where 11 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Bigge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bigge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bigge last name grew 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bigge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bigge are 29.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.81% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bigge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.11% more than the national average, earning R 378,108 per year; in United States they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $50,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $46,954 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bigge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bigge in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﻚ | byk | - |
| Bigge in the Hindi language | ||
| बिग्गे | bigge | - |
| Bigge in the Russian language | ||
| Бигге | bigge | - |
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Bigge 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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Footnotes
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