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Where Does The Last Name Digby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Digby is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Digby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 79,485^th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,187,477 people. The last name Digby is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Digby live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 234,520^th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,151 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,192 people, or 1 in 165,355. In The United States Digby is mostly found in: Georgia, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Digby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Digby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Digby last name expanded 846 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Digby Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Digby surname are 13.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Digby earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 42.19% more than the national average, earning R 337,896 per year; in United States they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $46,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $53,584 CAD per year.