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

Bigley is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 110,285th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,728,545 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bigley reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bigley is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried 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. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Bigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency 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 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 adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bigley surname are 15.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.21% registered to vote for 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.

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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