Diggle Surname

198,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Diggle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Diggle,' once a farmstead, scarcely a hamlet, in the parish of Saddleworth, on the Yorkshire border of South Lancashire. Whilst this seems to be the undoubted parent of the name in Lancashire, there is a trace of another family of Diggles in the West country, possibly of baptismal origin.

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Diggle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1491:48,4936,053
United States4201:862,99765,593
Australia1871:144,36215,419
Canada981:375,97533,576
Wales781:39,6733,883
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0961:22,2403,131
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Diggle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Diggle,' once a farmstead, scarcely a hamlet, in the parish of Saddleworth, on the Yorkshire border of South Lancashire. Whilst this seems to be the undoubted parent of the name in Lancashire, there is a trace of another family of Diggles in the West country, possibly of baptismal origin.

Richard Diggle, of Manchester, linenwedster, 1637: Wills at Chester.

William Diggel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1696. Samuel Diggle and Elizabeth Cley: Marriage Lic.

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

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Diggle (Yorks) = the Dike Slope or Corner [Old English díc or Old Norse díki (Danish- Norwegian dige) + Old English heal(h or Old Norse hall-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Diggle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diggle is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diggle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Diggle is the 198,386th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,457,090 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Diggle live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Diggle is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,149 people, or 1 in 48,493. In England Diggle is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 40 percent live, Greater London, where 5 percent live and Merseyside, where 5 percent live. Apart from England Diggle occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Diggle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diggle has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Diggle last name rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diggle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diggle last name are 3.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diggle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $51,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Diggles92692/
Diggler9287/
Diggele9221/
Digle9152/
Daigle8333,555/
Digler83162/
Digele8351/
Digles8338/
Diegle8335/
Duggle8313/
Diglet839/
Digile837/
Deigle835/
Digley834/
Dhigle834/
Doigle832/
Diggla832/
Diogle832/
Dighle831/
Digleh831/
Diglie831/
Duigle830/
Daigler77586/
D'Aigle77135/
Diguele7778/
Daigele7754/
Deigele775/
Dighele774/
Diglley772/
Daigley772/
Deigler772/
Doingle772/
Diglehi771/
Dioglei771/
Deggles771/
Dighile771/
Dighler771/
Doigler771/
Daigile771/
Daigles771/
Deingle771/
Duigley770/
Duigler770/
Degle73723/
Dugle73644/
Digli73177/
Digla73150/
Digly735/
Diglé732/
Deighler711/
Deighley711/
Degler672,073/
Degele671,996/
Deagle67928/
Deggeller67335/
Degley6796/
Dägele6757/
Deglee6734/
Degles6729/
Dighel6712/
Dhegle6711/
Dugley6710/
Diglis679/
Degleh673/
Dhigla673/
Diglai672/
Dighli672/
Deglie672/
Dhugle672/
Duegle671/
Dyglei671/
Daygle671/
Duggli671/
Digayl671/
Diglip671/
Daigleish671/
Duugle671/
Dugleh671/
Daigli671/
Degile671/
Deglet671/
Degleu671/
Daiguille671/
Diegli671/
Digail671/
Deugle670/
Deygle670/
Deggli670/

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