Biggers Surname
Approximately 6,737 people bear this surname
Biggers Surname Definition:
(English, Scottish) One who buys, a purchaser; one who came from Biggar (barley field), in Lanarkshire.
Biggers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,496 | 1:55,797 | 6,663 |
| Australia | 126 | 1:214,252 | 20,680 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,007 | 1:49,870 | 5,666 |
Biggers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, Scottish) One who buys, a purchaser; one who came from Biggar (barley field), in Lanarkshire.
Durand le Bigre, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Ranulph de Bigarz, 1198 (Ib.).
Biggers Demographics
Biggers Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Biggers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biggers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biggers is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Biggers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Biggers is the 73,114th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,081,720 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Biggers are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 6,496 people, or 1 in 55,797. In The United States Biggers is most frequent in: Georgia, where 12 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Biggers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Biggers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Biggers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Biggers last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Biggers surname are 19.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.64% registered with the political party.
The amount Biggers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $42,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% more than the national average, earning $49,957 CAD per year.
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Biggers 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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