Higglesden Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Higglesden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higglesden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Higglesden Last Name Facts

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

Higglesden has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higglesden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Higglesden is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Higglesden occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Higglesden are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Higglesden is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England it is most frequent in: Kent, where 41 percent are found, East Sussex, where 16 percent are found and West Sussex, where 16 percent are found. Barring England Higglesden occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Higglesden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Higglesden has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Higglesden surname increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igglesden95293/
Iggleden8999/
Egglesden8483/
Igglsdden840/
Inglesden840/
Igleden820/
Eggleden7885/
Ingleden784/
Eaglesden740/
Eagleden6719/
Jigliden673/
Engleden672/
Iguelden671/
Ängliden562/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Higglesden
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