Bigsby Surname

278,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bigsby Surname Definition:

(Danish.) The place near the town; from bigs, near, and by, the town.

Bigsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0821:334,99030,261
England1831:304,47023,072
Canada621:594,28449,093
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Erom Bigby; a location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bigsby Last Name Facts

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

Bigsby occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigsby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,560th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,246,613 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Bigsby are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,082 people, or 1 in 334,990. In The United States Bigsby is mostly found in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found 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 frequency of Bigsby has changed over time. 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 bearing the Bigsby surname are 5.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.73% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bigsbey923/
Bigssby921/
Bigsbuy920/
Biggsby920/
Bigxby834/
Bigsbe832/
Vigsby832/
Bisxby831/
Wigsby830/
Begsby830/
Bygsby830/
Bigsbee7771/
Bigsbie770/
Bicksby770/
Bixby736,303/
Biggsbee711/
Bigswa671/
Bixboy671/
Biksbi671/
Bixbey671/
Bigshue621/
Beaksby620/
Vixby552/
Wixby551/
Bexby551/
Bixbe550/
Bixbee5016/
Bixbie503/
Veixby501/

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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

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