Biggs Surname

10,774th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Biggs Surname Definition:

Bigg’s (Son): v. Bigg.

Biggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,8541:11,7481,461
England10,0901:5,522782
Australia3,7711:7,1591,054
Canada2,0171:18,2682,586
South Africa1,5161:35,7374,583
Jamaica1,1611:2,472388
New Zealand7911:5,725945
Wales5361:5,773645
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Malaysia1351:218,47612,676
Scotland1161:46,1544,115
Chile841:209,7206,593
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Panama681:57,5332,676
Ireland641:73,5774,518
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Spain571:820,21133,492
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
France451:1,476,060142,161
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Falkland Islands151:20932
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Jersey121:8,2671,718
China111:124,301,9616,553
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Samoa91:21,534479
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Guam81:20,0153,029
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Finland61:916,11741,832
Bahamas51:78,350887
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
India51:153,413,076951,030
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland701:63,2844,864
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,4341:4,486680
Wales1531:10,251624
Scotland641:58,4883,746
Jersey91:5,7651,004
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6341:8,9141,141

Biggs (143) may also be a first name.

Biggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bigg’s (Son): v. Bigg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Builder of Bowers” (Bigging), in Old English. (Con­structed hurdles covered with clay - compare wattle and daub in South Africa.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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

Biggs Last Name Facts

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

Biggs (Russian: Биггс) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Biggs.

How Common Is The Last Name Biggs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,774th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 139,683 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Biggs live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Biggs is also the 772,378th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 143 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 30,854 people, or 1 in 11,748. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 85 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Biggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Biggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Biggs last name expanded 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 9 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Biggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Biggs last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Biggs are 13.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Biggs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 143.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,110 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.64% more than the national average, earning R 362,724 per year; in United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $52,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beiggs914/
Bieggs912/
Biggss912/
Biggst911/
Buiggs911/
Boiggs911/
Baiggs911/
Bigg892,526/
Bigs8974/
Beggs8012,631/
Wiggs805,948/
Biggh8070/
Boigs8039/
Viggs8017/
Biegs8015/
Beigg809/
Baigg806/
Baigs806/
Biggz804/
Biogg801/
Biggt801/
Bigss801/
Biggk801/
Buigs801/
Beigs800/
Biggsová771/
Big7579,334/
Biggue7357/
Veiggs731/
Bigsch731/
Buigss731/
Beiggh731/
Beaggs730/
Huiggs730/
Beeggs730/
Beggse730/
Baig67299,097/
Begg6710,776/
Beig6710,077/
Bieg672,252/
Biog67226/
Vigg67212/
Boig67165/
Biks67160/
Bhig67128/
Bigh6755/
Buig6749/
Bygg6738/
Wigs6712/
Biqs679/
Begs678/
Bigz676/
Bygs674/
Bigt673/
Bigc672/
Biqg671/
Bisq671/
Hbig671/
Bisg671/
Bgig671/
Bjgs671/
Bigq671/
Bigx671/
Bihg671/
Vigs670/

Biggs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Biggs in the Russian language
Биггсbiggs-

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Biggs 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Biggs
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