Diggs Surname

21,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Diggs 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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Diggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,0251:19,0522,394
Liberia5,5051:801107
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Canada741:497,91342,460
Australia451:599,90442,958
England411:1,358,97760,528
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Guam121:13,3432,098
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Dominica21:37,946685
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belize11:355,4743,977
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montserrat11:4,947471
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1371:12,1391,570

Diggs (262) may also be a first name.

Diggs 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

(English) Descendant of Digg, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Diggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diggs (Russian: Диггс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diggs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Diggs is the 21,758th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 291,618 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Diggs are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Diggs is also the 549,774th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 262 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 19,025 people, or 1 in 19,052. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 19 percent reside, Virginia, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Diggs occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 22 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Diggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Diggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diggs surname grew 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 228 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Diggs surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Diggs surname are 1.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diggs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.4% less than the national average, earning $39,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning $39,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diggst911/
Disggs911/
Deiggs910/
Digg89131/
Digs8933/
D'Higgs831/
Deggs80255/
Daigs8067/
Duggs8021/
Doigg8017/
Digqg801/
Diggz801/
Digss801/
Diogg801/
Diegs801/
Duigs801/
Tdigg800/
Deigs800/
Daigg800/
Dig752,977/
Duggås735/
Dhuggs733/
Diggue732/
Doig678,317/
Diks672,477/
Daig671,154/
Degg67987/
Deig67335/
Digh67223/
Diog67204/
Dieg6785/
Dhig6717/
Dixs6712/
Dugs6710/
Dygg676/
Duig674/
Dgeg674/
Diqs674/
Dicg673/
Hdig672/
Digk672/
Degs672/
Digt671/
Diggova671/
Digc671/
Dihg671/
Digz671/
Disg671/

Diggs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diggs in the Russian language
Диггсdiggs-

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Diggs Reference & Research

Diggs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Diggs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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