Digger Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Digger Surname Definition:
Digger: all much the same—the man who attended to the dykes. The surname Digges may come from this or from Digory; but Dykes is certanly hence, as also Ditcher.
Digger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 134 | 1:415,806 | 28,295 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Digger (176) may also be a first name.
Digger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Digger: all much the same—the man who attended to the dykes. The surname Digges may come from this or from Digory; but Dykes is certanly hence, as also Ditcher.
Digger Demographics
Average Male Digger Height
176.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Digger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Digger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Digger is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Digger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Digger? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,020,242nd most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname Digger is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Digger reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. Digger is also the 687,834th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 176 people.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 415,806. In England Digger is most common in: Worcestershire, where 37 percent reside, West Midlands, where 20 percent reside and Lancashire, where 10 percent reside. Beside England it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Digger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Digger has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Digger last name grew 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 66 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Digger Last Name Statistics demography
Digger earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.19% less than the national average, earning $24,946 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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