Digges Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

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.

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Digges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6451:561,95246,273
England821:679,48938,951
Australia331:818,05251,601
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Liberia71:629,79127,063
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Digges is an old Wiltshire name, now rarely to be found in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diggess921/
Diggies921/
Digge91494/
Diges91213/
Diggetts867/
Ditges83493/
Degges83298/
Digger83248/
Dieges8387/
Digues8373/
Diggis8329/
Daiges837/
Digesh833/
Digess833/
Dugges833/
Dhigge832/
Diggee832/
Digese832/
Digest832/
Digget831/
Digees831/
Diggey831/
Dogges831/
Digies831/
Dioges831/
Dagges830/
Dige806,517/
Dies802,524/
Daigger77154/
Diggett77146/
Diggiss7749/
Digesse7724/
Doggess773/
Dighesh772/
Digiest771/
Dihgess771/
Duggesh771/
Deigues771/
Dittges771/
Deisges771/
Diggoey771/
Deigger771/
Deinges770/
Dighe7332,713/
Diger738,029/
Diggi734,592/
Dages731,496/
Digga73514/
Diget73446/
Dhige73371/
Degge73311/
Diess73251/
Deges73242/
Doige73170/
Daige73160/
Dizes73141/
Duges73133/
Diesh7386/
Diyes7357/
Diehs7349/
Diege7347/
Dyges7344/
Daies7339/
Dieas7338/
Deige7327/
Diesz7324/
Dises7318/
Digeş7318/
Duies7316/
Digis7315/
Däges7315/
Digey7314/
Dices7313/
Dhies7310/
Digeh739/
Digie737/
Dijes734/
Dyies733/
Digsi733/
Digee733/
Diezs732/
Digye732/
Dixes732/
Digea732/
Dihge732/
Digep731/
Doies731/
Deies731/
Dygge731/
Dégge731/
Duige731/
Dieys731/
Hdies731/
Daggesse711/
Diguet671,698/
Diguer671,440/
Dagesh671,319/
Diesch671,142/
Daiger67258/
Degger67220/
Diguez67163/
Degese67131/
Deiger67129/
Dowies67121/
Degues6798/
Digier6793/
Dhighe6767/
Detges6763/
Diggay6761/
Diggai6755/
Dauies6748/
Diguei6745/
Digsay6744/
Dauges6741/
Digise6737/
Digois6734/
Dawies6731/
Dioyes6730/
Digits6729/
Deeges6724/
Dikses6719/
Digher6717/
Diegez6716/
Dikgez6716/
Degies6714/
Dainge6714/
Dazies6713/
Dugesh6713/
Dieses6711/
Diesis6711/
Diseus6711/
Daggis679/
Deinge679/
Diggaj678/
Degest678/
Dayies677/
Diezis677/
Diches676/
Dighed676/
Daiggi675/
Degget674/
Dooies674/
Doiger674/
Daigie673/
Dijesh673/
Daihes673/
Duiess673/
Dhiggi673/
Dighei673/
Dizgeç673/
Dezies672/
Digish672/
Degesh672/
Dygger672/
Daggez672/
Digais672/
Diggui672/
Diguey672/
Deiese672/
Digett671/
Diggit671/
Doiget671/
Diyesh671/
Diyess671/
Dieass671/
Dhages671/
Dhigeh671/
Dahges671/
Daigee671/
Dagese671/
Dagies671/
Degees671/
Deigea671/
Deages671/
Dayges671/
Douges671/
Daigeh671/
Deighe671/
Daiese671/
Doises671/
Dizets671/
Ddegge671/
Daises671/
Dägger671/
Diegie671/
Digdje671/
Digeyi671/
Diggid671/
Digjee671/
Digeed671/
Digeex671/
Doigie671/
Didkgetse671/
Diguye671/
Diseas671/
Disesh671/
Duigee670/
Dagess670/
Dhiess670/
Dygest670/
Deigie670/
Dajies670/
Datges670/
Hdeges670/
Duiger670/

Digges Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Digges in the Russian language
Диггесdigges-

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