Figgin Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Figgin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Figg,' with diminutive Figg-in. With Figg and Figgin, compare Wigg and Wiggin. For further information, v. Figg. Figgiss and Figgess are modifications of Figgins, just as Perkiss and Perkes are modified forms of Perkins.

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Figgin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Figgin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Figg,' with diminutive Figg-in. With Figg and Figgin, compare Wigg and Wiggin. For further information, v. Figg. Figgiss and Figgess are modifications of Figgins, just as Perkiss and Perkes are modified forms of Perkins.

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

— Flgg (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -in.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Figgin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Figgin (Russian: Фиггин) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Figgin? popularity and diffusion

Figgin is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Figgin are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Figgin is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Figgin is primarily found in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Figgin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Figgin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Figgin last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Figgsin922/
Figginn920/
Figin9149/
Feigin83600/
Figuin83384/
Figgen83260/
Faigin83153/
Fisgin8386/
Fuggin838/
Fidgin836/
Feggin835/
Fişgin831/
Foigin830/
Fiin8028/
Fign802/
Fieggen7779/
Feiguin7767/
Feighin775/
Fiejgin774/
Fegging771/
Veiggin770/
Figen731,336/
Vigin73343/
Fugin73155/
Fisin73123/
Fixin7345/
Fygin7345/
Fizin7322/
Fijin7318/
Fiina7315/
Fihin7314/
Fiing738/
Fegin735/
Fiint733/
Figim732/
Figne731/
Ficin731/
Feign730/
Fighn730/
Faizin6711,748/
Feagin673,077/
Feigen671,127/
Fiegen67723/
Feygin67703/
Faijin67264/
Faigen67256/
Viggen67181/
Fiesin67137/
Faisin6783/
Foigne6766/
Fixina6748/
Fidgen6738/
Firzin6731/
Fejgin6729/
Fiksin6722/
Vaigin6715/
Feginn6711/
Feighn6711/
Feigne6710/
Fihine6710/
Veggin679/
Figent679/
Feguin678/
Fixing678/
Figuim678/
Fising676/
Faigne675/
Fisien674/
Vuggin673/
Fichin672/
Fizhin671/
Fikhin671/
Fidjin671/
Fizien671/
Fegien671/
Feijin671/
Fickgn670/
Fieghn670/
Fitgen670/
Vigien670/
Faygin670/

Figgin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Figgin in the Russian language
Фиггинfiggin-

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