Bigwood Surname

212,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bigwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bigwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7601:73,3138,360
United States6091:595,17148,535
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
Australia1761:153,38516,171
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Canada561:657,95753,499
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland161:334,61415,044
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4281:56,9526,737
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Bigwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bigwood occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bigwood? popularity and diffusion

Bigwood is the 212,218th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,754,532 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Bigwood reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 760 people, or 1 in 73,313. In England Bigwood is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 19 percent reside, Somerset, where 10 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England Bigwood is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and New Zealand, where 10 percent reside.

Bigwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bigwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bigwood surname grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 752 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bigwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bigwood surname are 2.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bigwood earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 31.36% more than the national average, earning R 312,168 per year; in United States they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $49,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.17% more than the national average, earning $62,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bigwoods9310/
Bigood925/
Biggood861/
Bicgood861/
Bigoodo861/
Pigwood860/
Bugwood860/
Begwood860/
Bogwood860/
Bigod8310/
Bgood831/
Bickwood800/
Bagood771,285/
Bigoto77169/
Bigode77120/
Begood7797/
Bigodi7753/
Bigodo775/
Bigoud773/
Bigoda771/
Bigd736/
Bgwd731/
Bigotto71476/
Bago-Od71254/
Baygood7148/
Biogodo7130/
Begoody7116/
Baigodo7113/
Baigoto7112/
Bigoude715/
Bigoudi715/
Bhigode712/
Bikoodo712/
Bigodho712/
Beggood711/
Bago Od711/
Buick-Wood711/
Pegwood711/
Bigodie711/
Bigouda711/
Biogode711/
Biokodi711/
Beagood710/
Biggoto710/
Bigot6722,414/
Bigda67988/
Bagod67265/
Bogod67164/
Bocod6769/
Bigad6768/
Bookwood6764/
Bygod6762/
Beckwood6761/
Bigdi6733/
Pickwood6732/
Backwood6712/
Bigud6711/
Bhaigoda677/
Begod676/
Bgoda675/
Biaokodi674/
Bigdy674/
Bhigawde674/
Bigto673/
Bugod673/
Bigdo673/
Bigde672/
Bigoudou672/
Baigoidi671/
Bagouodu671/
Biogodey671/
Bikod671/
Bigoudie671/
Bgodo671/
Bokod671/
Biggoddy671/
Bhigoade671/
Bhigwade671/
Bigouwad671/
Bigdd671/
Bigawade671/
Bachwood670/
Buckwood670/
Bockwood670/
Buchwood670/
Bigbad622/
Bikwad622/
Biguad621/
Baikwad571/
Beegewad531/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bigwood
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