Diggings Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liberia

Diggings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diggings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Diggings Last Name Facts

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

Diggings is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diggings? popularity and diffusion

The surname Diggings is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Diggings reside; 60 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Diggings is most frequent in: Hertfordshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Liberia, where 10 percent are found.

Diggings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Diggings has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Diggings surname decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Digings9369/
Digging938/
Duggings885/
Diging8641/
Doiging807/
Dihings805/
Degging801/
Dugings800/
Digng771/
Duizings7558/
Duisings7537/
Doinging751/
Duijzings71139/
Duijsings71126/
Digeng7193/
Deging717/
Dixing713/
Diguingue711/
Dugngs711/
Djings711/
Dighng711/
Diyongs6714/
Desings6710/
Daixing672/
Dicjing671/
Dixiong671/
Digdjng671/
Duyzings6379/
Duysings6370/
Deuzings6355/
Deusings6333/
Diguengue5911/
Duijsengs596/
Degeng571,290/
Dexing5737/
Dihinx571/
Dienks570/
Dexiong537/
Doygeng531/
Diencks531/
Duysengs5012/
Deegaeng501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diggings
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis