Bigley Surname
Approximately 4,216 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,666 | 1:98,870 | 10,990 |
| England | 319 | 1:174,665 | 15,923 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Ireland | 48 | 1:98,103 | 5,309 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Jordan | 6 | 1:1,473,740 | 19,539 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 91 | 1:48,680 | 4,146 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 272 | 1:89,615 | 9,328 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 905 | 1:55,490 | 6,221 |
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]
(Italian) A variant of Begley, q.v.
User-submitted Reference
A surname of British and Irish origin. Derived from Old English words, meaning "pickaxe" and "wooded area".
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Bigley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigley is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 110,285th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,728,545 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bigley live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bigley is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 11 people.
The surname Bigley is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,666 people, or 1 in 98,870. In The United States Bigley is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Bigley occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Bigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bigley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bigley surname rose 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 47 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bigley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States Bigley are 15.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.21% registered with the political 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.
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