Giggs Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Giggs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gegges,' a spot seemingly in the parish of Filby, Norfolk. The surname is strictly a Norfolk one, and has existed there for many centuries.

'Matthew de Salle granted Gegges part in trust to William de Frisseby, rector of Filby, 1412, and Edmund Norman, son of John, died lord in 7444': History of Norfolk.

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Giggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:352,64625,413
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
Canada791:466,40040,200
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Wales321:96,7047,743
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Israel141:611,26042,949
China131:105,178,5825,529
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Giggs (117) may also be a first name.

Giggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gegges,' a spot seemingly in the parish of Filby, Norfolk. The surname is strictly a Norfolk one, and has existed there for many centuries.

'Matthew de Salle granted Gegges part in trust to William de Frisseby, rector of Filby, 1412, and Edmund Norman, son of John, died lord in 7444': History of Norfolk.

Isabel Gegges, Norfolk, 1402: History of Norfolk.

John Geggs, Norfolk, 10 Henry VI: ibid.

Richard Geggh, Norfolk, 1448: ibid.

Richard Gegge, of Saham, Norfolk, 1367. ibid.

Willelmus Gegge, 1370: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

'Here resteth expectinge the second cominge of our Saviour Jesus Christ, the Body of Margaret Gedge, wife of Robert Gedge ... buried the 24th of July, 1619... . Also John Gedge, father of the said Robert, was buried 24 Nov. 1621, aged 87': History of Norfolk.

It is thus clear that Gegges or Giggs (it is also found in this latter form in the History of the county) became Gedge between 1450 and 1600. The form Geggh above (1448) seems to point to the departure.

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

Gedge has been a Norwich name for centuries; and at the present day it still finds its home in this city and its vicinity. There was a fuller of this name buried in one of the Norwich churches in 1467; William Gedge was a philanthropic Norwich citizen in 1693; and Ambrose Gedge was a common councillor of the city in 1742 (Bl.). Three centuries ago there was a family of Gedge in Denton (Bl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Giggs Last Name Facts

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

Giggs (Russian: Гиггс) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Giggs.

How Common Is The Last Name Giggs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 444,080th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Giggs live; 26 percent live in Northern Europe and 25 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 864,112th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 117 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 352,646. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 26 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 13 percent live and West Sussex, where 12 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Giggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Giggs has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Giggs surname increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 413 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Giggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Giggs surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Giggs earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.28% less than the national average, earning $25,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $48,485 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaiggs910/
Goiggs910/
Gigg89836/
Gigs896/
Iggs891/
Higgs8031,939/
Gaigg80587/
Siggs80529/
Ciggs8034/
Jiggs8015/
Eiggs804/
Geggs802/
Aiggs802/
Ziggs801/
Gigss801/
Guigg801/
Ngigs801/
Giggx801/
Giggz801/
Goigs800/
Guggs800/
Gigst800/
Gig75140/
Igs7510/
Siggås734/
Sciggs732/
Chiggs732/
Seiggs731/
Higgsd730/
Ggoigg730/
Zeiggs730/
Huiggs730/
Higgse730/
Sigg674,831/
Eggs671,465/
Gegg671,284/
Gieg67369/
Goig67292/
Guig67255/
Gaig67243/
Gigh6744/
Giks6724/
Higs6717/
Ngig6715/
Gics6715/
Zigs678/
Sigs677/
Igse676/
Ihgs675/
Hgig675/
Igss675/
Gisg673/
Gegs673/
Cigg672/
Aigs672/
Gugs672/
D'Higgs671/
Jigg671/
Ghig671/
Gicg671/
Giqg671/
Gjgs671/
Gisq671/
Icgs671/
Iggz671/
Igsz671/
Igxs671/
Gigz671/
Gigt671/
Ggig671/
Tgig671/
Qgig671/
Zigg671/
Cigs671/
D'Jiggs671/
Gikg671/

Giggs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giggs in the Russian language
Гиггсgiggs-

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