Liggs Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Liggs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Liggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liggs is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liggs? popularity and diffusion

Liggs is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Liggs are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Liggs is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 35 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 27 percent live and California, where 23 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent live and Yemen, where 4 percent live.

Liggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Liggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liggs last name rose 217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Liggs surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Liggs earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligg897/
Ligs891/
L'Higgs831/
Leggs80846/
Luigs80362/
Leigg8010/
Luigg803/
Liugs801/
Liegg801/
Luggs800/
Lig75101/
Leggss7311/
Liggtt731/
Legg6723,704/
Luig672,535/
Laig67769/
Ligt67251/
Ligh67226/
Liks6786/
Lieg6772/
Leig6740/
Lugs6715/
Legs6713/
Liog6712/
Loig675/
Ligz674/
Lisx674/
Lihg673/
Ligc672/
Likg671/
Ligk671/
Liqg671/
Ljgs671/
Ljgg671/
Lisq671/
Leggigg671/
Llig671/
Liggctt671/
Lhig670/
Hlig670/
Lygs670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Liggs
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