Digons Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Digons Surname Definition:

DIGONS: Diquon or Digon is an early ' nurse-name' of Richard. One of the messengers of Eleanor, countess of Montfort, in 1265, was called Diquon. Blaauw's Barons' War. In the "Hundred Merry Tales" there is an anecdote of a rustic from the North of England, who, as Richard III.

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Digons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Digons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DIGONS: Diquon or Digon is an early ' nurse-name' of Richard. One of the messengers of Eleanor, countess of Montfort, in 1265, was called Diquon. Blaauw's Barons' War. In the "Hundred Merry Tales" there is an anecdote of a rustic from the North of England, who, as Richard III. was reviewing some troops near London, stepped out of the ranks and clapping the monarch upon the shoulder, said: "Diccon, Diccon! by the mis ays blith that thaust kyng !" (Dick, Dick! by the mass I'm glad you are king!) Nor must we forget the Shakspearean —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Digons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Digons occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Digons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Digons are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Digons is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 71 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 21 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found.

Digons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Digons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Digons last name rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Digons Last Name Statistics demography

Digons earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diggons92109/
Digans833/
Dugons830/
Dighans77181/
Diggans7759/
Degonse778/
Deagons770/
Dichgans7120/
Degans67409/
Dugans67114/
Deguns6710/
Degonz678/
Duggans62188/
Digance62167/
Degunst6276/
Deggans6237/
Desgans6218/
Deegans626/
Deganns621/
Deagans620/
Duganns620/
Diggance577/
De'gunst572/
Duganz509/
Degums503/
Degams501/

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