Digges Surname
Approximately 814 people bear this surname
Digges Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from nick. Dick, whence patronymic Dicks and Dix. This, influenced by the French Digon or Digun (English Diccon, whence Dicconson), became Diggs or Digges; compare Diggins (v.
Read More About This SurnameDigges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 645 | 1:561,952 | 46,273 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 122 | 1:411,629 | 30,405 |
Digges Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from nick. Dick, whence patronymic Dicks and Dix. This, influenced by the French Digon or Digun (English Diccon, whence Dicconson), became Diggs or Digges; compare Diggins (v. Digance) and Diglin (which see), which can scarcely be styled corruptions. They are Anglicized French forms. The English equivalents are Dickins and Dicklin.
Henry Dygge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1606. John Castilon and Margaret Diggs: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1669. Edmand Lawrence and Mary Diggs: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
Digges is an old Wiltshire name, now rarely to be found in the county.
Digges Demographics
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Digges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Digges Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Digges (Russian: Диггес) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Digges? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 424,982nd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Digges live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Digges is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 645 people, or 1 in 561,952. In The United States Digges is most frequent in: Virginia, where 27 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States Digges exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Digges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Digges has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Digges surname increased 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 745 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Digges Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Digges last name are 27.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Digges earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 34.69% more than the national average, earning R 320,076 per year and in United States they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $50,684 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Digges Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Digges in the Russian language | ||
| Диггес | digges | - |
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