Diggery Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Diggery Surname Definition:

Old English nickname for Richard (Dick).

Diggery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Diggery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Old English nickname for Richard (Dick).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Degory, a personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

DIGORY, DEGORY: The personal name, whence probably the modifications Digg, Digges, Diggins. Digginson; though these may perhaps be from Dick and Richard.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Diggery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diggery is found most in South Africa. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Diggery.

How Common Is The Last Name Diggery? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Diggery reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Diggery is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 83 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Diggery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diggery has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diggory86340/
Diguery861/
Doggery860/
Diery83247/
Diggieri802/
Diguerey801/
Degery7775/
Doiery7752/
Dugery7746/
Dierry7711/
Digere778/
Duiery778/
Digera775/
Digeri775/
Digiry771/
Dygery771/
Digory770/
Degeryd7154/
Dougery7142/
Digieri7116/
Digeres7115/
Diggori7110/
Diggari719/
Diegere719/
Diggiri718/
Duggeri717/
Doigere716/
Digiere715/
Diguere715/
Digueri715/
Daggeri713/
Dighere712/
Digoriy711/
Diegary711/
Duggere711/
Digesre711/
D'Geary711/
Digerio711/
Dikhery711/
Diggira711/
Duggary711/
Dugerey710/
Desiery710/
Disgere710/
Deggory710/
Dahiery710/
Digorey710/
Deery674,079/
Deary672,544/
Deury672,291/
Dairy67734/
Direy67325/
Doery67226/
Diere67167/
Deguerry67161/
Duery6766/
Deiry6735/
Diguerre6727/
Dieri6723/
Dighiera6719/
Dezieray677/
Doiry673/
Daery672/
Dugheriy671/
Dighoere671/
Desieray671/
Didjerey671/
Diguirey671/
Dieré671/
Dishgere670/

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