Bigsby Surname
Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname
Bigsby Surname Definition:
(Danish.) The place near the town; from bigs, near, and by, the town.
Bigsby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,082 | 1:334,990 | 30,261 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Jamaica | 30 | 1:95,665 | 4,064 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 87 | 1:280,177 | 19,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 1:249,844 | 20,715 |
Bigsby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Danish.) The place near the town; from bigs, near, and by, the town.
Erom Bigby; a location name in Lincolnshire.
Bigsby Demographics
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Bigsby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigsby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bigsby is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigsby? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bigsby is the 278,560th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,246,613 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Bigsby reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,082 people, or 1 in 334,990. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Bigsby exists in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Bigsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bigsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bigsby surname increased 538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bigsby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bigsby last name are 5.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.73% being registered with the party.
The amount Bigsby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.8% more than the national average, earning $43,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $51,641 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigsbey | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bigssby | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bigsbuy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Biggsby | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bigxby | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bigsbe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vigsby | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bisxby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wigsby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Begsby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bygsby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bigsbee | 77 | 71 | / |
| Bigsbie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bicksby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bixby | 73 | 6,303 | / |
| Biggsbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bigswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bixboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biksbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bixbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bigshue | 62 | 1 | / |
| Beaksby | 62 | 0 | / |
| Vixby | 55 | 2 | / |
| Wixby | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bexby | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bixbe | 55 | 0 | / |
| Bixbee | 50 | 16 | / |
| Bixbie | 50 | 3 | / |
| Veixby | 50 | 1 | / |
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Bigsby Reference & Research
Bixby DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bixby 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bigsby
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