Friggens Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Friggens Surname Definition:

Perhaps the same as Frignis, mentioned in a visitation of 9 Oct. 1620 as one of the burgesses of Truro; but these names may also be from frygwyn, the white hill or promontory.

Friggens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:679,48938,951
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Friggens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps the same as Frignis, mentioned in a visitation of 9 Oct. 1620 as one of the burgesses of Truro; but these names may also be from frygwyn, the white hill or promontory.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the German, Frigge; a personal name.

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

Friggens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Friggens is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Friggens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,348,199th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. Friggens is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Friggens reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 679,489. In England it is mostly found in: Cornwall, where 49 percent are found, Essex, where 11 percent are found and West Sussex, where 9 percent are found. Besides England Friggens occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Friggens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Friggens has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Friggens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Friggens surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Friggens earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning R 180,588 per year and in United States they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $35,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frigguens945/
Freggens8832/
Friggins885/
Fruggens881/
Friens8621/
Frugens809/
Freiens803/
Frizens801/
Frigins801/
Freisens7537/
Frigence7534/
Friesens753/
Froggins751/
Freguens751/
Frijns711,374/
Freens7154/
Frains7125/
Fruins716/
Frienz713/
Fraens712/
Freins712/
Freans711/
Fryens710/
Frauens6793/
Freyens6760/
Fresens671/
Fresins670/
Frygins670/
Frisins670/
Freahns670/

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