Digger Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Seychelles

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:415,80628,295
Australia321:843,61652,533
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Israel101:855,76354,181
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India61:127,844,230863,365
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

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.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daigger92154/
Deigger921/
Diger918,029/
Digge91494/
Dugger8312,421/
Dogger832,061/
Dagger831,761/
Diguer831,440/
Digges83814/
Daiger83258/
Degger83220/
Dieger83189/
Deiger83129/
Digier8393/
Ditger8344/
Digert8330/
Digher8317/
Digere838/
Doiger834/
Dhigge832/
Diggre832/
Diggee832/
Didger832/
Dygger832/
Dioger832/
Digget831/
Diggey831/
Dägger831/
Duiger830/
Dige806,517/
Dier802,959/
Deigert77183/
Diggett77146/
Dainger7749/
Deggert7712/
Digertt7710/
Dougger777/
Doigere776/
Digiere775/
Diguere775/
Dittger774/
Doinger773/
Deinger772/
Dighere772/
Disgeer772/
Digesre771/
Diggess771/
Deigher771/
Diggoey771/
Digguir771/
Diguert771/
Duiguer771/
Deiguer771/
Disgere770/
Diegher770/
Daigert770/
Didtger770/
Duegger770/
Dighe7332,713/
Diggi734,592/
Dager733,744/
Düger733,373/
Deger731,956/
Duger731,855/
Dizer731,330/
Diehr731,210/
Digre73920/
Digga73514/
Diget73446/
Diser73443/
Dhige73371/
Degge73311/
Diges73213/
Diyer73193/
Doige73170/
Daige73160/
Dhier73123/
Dicer73106/
Daier7387/
Diege7347/
Dixer7331/
Deige7327/
Dijer7321/
Digeş7318/
Deier7314/
Digey7314/
Digir7310/
Digeh739/
Digie737/
Dyier733/
Duier733/
Dierr733/
Dáger733/
Digee733/
Digye732/
Digea732/
Däger732/
Ddier732/
Dihge732/
Doier732/
Dieyr731/
Digep731/
Diier731/
Dyger731/
Dygge731/
Dégge731/
Diear731/
Duige731/
Daggezer7167/
Diguerre7127/
Diggetts717/
Dejagger712/
Digerova711/
Degeeger711/
Deinnger711/
Digueher711/
Disgheer711/
Dishgere710/
Diguet671,698/
Dygert671,483/
Daigre671,263/
Dieser671,109/
Degeer67773/
Degert67771/
Diguir67657/
Dizier67643/
Deiser67598/
Dauger67557/
Duiser67385/
Deguer67313/
Degges67298/
Duizer67249/
Degier67176/
Diguez67163/
Dezier67154/
Degginger67153/
Diyere67145/
Diseur67142/
Dicher67141/
Daiser67128/
Douger6785/
Dayger6777/
Digues6773/
Dhighe6767/
Diexer6765/
Diggay6761/
Diggai6755/
Dasger6753/
Dagere6746/
Disert6745/
Diguei6745/
Dueger6744/
Degere6744/
Desier6743/
Dugier6740/
Dedger6740/
Doijer6738/
Deuger6734/
Dhiser6732/
Diggis6729/
Digire6727/
Dizzer6725/
D'Hier6725/
Dadger6723/
Dazier6720/
Doizer6718/
Disere6718/
Dizere6717/
Dikgez6716/
Dainge6714/
Deager6712/
Deinge679/
Degerd678/
Diggaj678/
Douier678/
Dyhier678/
Degher677/
Daiges677/
Diezer677/
Dighed676/
Daiher676/
Dugerr676/
Dowier675/
Dhager675/
Disier675/
Daiggi675/
Deijer675/
Degget674/
Désier673/
Daigie673/
Digesh673/
Digess673/
Dahger673/
Dhiggi673/
Deizer673/
Deeger673/
Dizert673/
Dixier673/
Dighei673/
Deigre672/
Dieier672/
Dieyer672/
Daizer672/
Diggui672/
Diguey672/
Dai'er672/
Digest672/
Dioyer671/
Diezir671/
Digees671/
Digett671/
Diggit671/
Dighre671/
Doiget671/
Diserh671/
Dhigeh671/
Daigee671/
Dagerr671/
Deiere671/
Deigea671/
Dugeer671/
Duggir671/
Daigeh671/
Deighe671/
Dijere671/
Deyier671/
Deggre671/
Ddegge671/
Ddiier671/
Dyoger671/
Dézier671/
Duyier671/
Diegie671/
Digdje671/
Digeyi671/
Diggid671/
Digies671/
Digjee671/
Discer671/
Digeed671/
Doigie671/
Diguye671/
Daiert671/
Doyier670/
Duigee670/
Dujier670/
Diyert670/
Deigie670/
Dujger670/
Diserd670/

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