Bigley Surname

110,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Bigley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at 1 the Big Lea.

2 Biga’s Lea. [v. under Bigg, and + Old English leáh]

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Bigley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6661:98,87010,990
England3191:174,66515,923
Canada911:404,89735,698
Ireland481:98,1035,309
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Scotland131:411,83217,291
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland911:48,6804,146
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2721:89,6159,328
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9051:55,4906,221

Bigley (11) may also be a first name.

Bigley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at 1 the Big Lea.

2 Biga’s Lea. [v. under Bigg, and + Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Italian) A variant of Begley, q.v.

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

User-submitted Reference

A surname of British and Irish origin. Derived from Old English words, meaning "pickaxe" and "wooded area".

- theboricua126

Bigley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bigley is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 110,285th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,728,545 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bigley are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bigley is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,666 people, or 1 in 98,870. In The United States Bigley is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Bigley is found in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Bigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bigley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bigley last name expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 47 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bigley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bigley are 15.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bigley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.33% more than the national average, earning R 328,716 per year; in United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $46,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biggley92123/
Bighley9264/
Buigley9246/
Biegley9236/
Beigley9218/
Bigleys920/
Baigley920/
Bigle9174/
Bigly914/
Beighley861,106/
Bieghley862/
Beiglley861/
Begley8317,929/
Bigler8310,992/
Wigley839,182/
Beigle83220/
Biglay8369/
Biggle8368/
Biegle8364/
Bigles8351/
Biglie8334/
Baigle8319/
Biegly839/
Biglea832/
Biglet832/
Vigley832/
Bhigle831/
Biglei831/
Biglly831/
Beigly831/
Bigloe830/
Biglue830/
Boigle830/
Bighle830/
Biglee830/
Biggly830/
Buigle830/
Beighlley801/
Beagley772,356/
Beighle77397/
Weigley77142/
Beigler77127/
Wiggley77102/
Biggles7790/
Bigloie7776/
Biglouy7770/
Wiegley7723/
Biglowe7712/
Beggley7710/
Baigler778/
Beiglee776/
Beighly775/
Biggler774/
Bieghle773/
Bigglie773/
Wuigley772/
Beigles771/
Baiggle771/
Vuigley771/
Wighley771/
Wigleys771/
Buigles771/
Beugley771/
Biglayi771/
Beegley770/
Beiglie770/
Baingle770/
Whigley770/
Baiglay770/
Beghley770/
Bighler770/
Waigley770/
Woigley770/
Wigle731,506/
Begle73690/
Begly73196/
Bigla7346/
Bigli7334/
Vigle7311/
Wigly733/
Beeghley71176/
Weighley7140/
Beaghley7123/
Beighlie7111/
Biguelle717/
Beighlea716/
Beighler714/
Bigglest713/
Beagloey711/
Beehgley711/
Biglooyi711/
Bighlher711/
Beighles710/
Bieghlie710/
Beighely710/
Vuighley710/
Beagle674,423/
Weigle673,313/
Beegle672,275/
Wegley67439/
Begler67413/
Wiggle67207/
Beglet67127/
Baigli6770/
Boiguille6754/
Wiegle6752/
Veigle6746/
Vigler6745/
Beglyy6741/
Weigly6740/
Wiggly6726/
Beugle6726/
Biglou6721/
Vaigle6720/
Waigle6718/
Beugly6716/
Biglau6716/
Huigle6715/
Viglay6714/
Boygle6712/
Bygler6711/
Beigli678/
Vigles677/
Beggle676/
Beghly676/
Beagly675/
Viegle675/
Bhigla675/
Beglay673/
Begloe673/
Vegley673/
Biogli673/
Bieglé672/
Biggli672/
Biglas672/
Beglez672/
Begles671/
Wiglay671/
Buigli671/
Beegly671/
Baigla671/
Besgle671/
Vighle671/
Begled671/
Bègles671/
Béglet671/
Beygly671/
Biglid671/
Wiglys671/
Beglie670/
Beggly670/
Viegly670/
Wiogle670/
Whigly670/
Whigle670/
Wiglie670/
Wiegly670/
Beglee670/
Wiglei670/
Voigle670/
Beglle670/

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