Figures Surname

359,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Figures Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Figeys (?); a personal name Or see Vigers, Vigors.

Figures Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7991:453,64138,803
England941:592,74535,632
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Wales41:773,63329,106
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Figures (11) may also be a first name.

Figures Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Figeys (?); a personal name Or see Vigers, Vigors.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Figures Last Name Facts

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

The surname Figures is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Figures? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 359,448th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,229,708 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Figures live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 799 people, or 1 in 453,641. In The United States Figures is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.

Figures Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Figures has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Figures last name increased 1,248 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 629 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Figures Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Figures last name are 8.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Figures earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.76% less than the national average, earning $33,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.52% less than the national average, earning $35,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Figgures93136/
Figurres931/
Figure9261/
Figured8647/
Figurey864/
Figurea863/
Figurez861/
Figuret861/
Vigures861/
Figuris861/
Figureid8018/
Feagures800/
Figura7714,221/
Figore7771/
Figuri7759/
Vigure772/
Fegure771/
Figuroa71457/
Veigure7156/
Figuray7120/
Viguris7115/
Fiegura7111/
Faigore719/
Vigurie718/
Figuric717/
Figusri715/
Faigura711/
Figuroi711/
Figurio711/
Figurroa674/
Figouroa673/
Figurioa673/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Figures
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