Pig Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Austria

Pig Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the pig'; compare Hogg, Wildbore, Purcell. Probably the epithet would be less offensive then than now. Two gentlemen named Pigg were about 1882 among our best county cricketers.

Goceline Pig, Norfolk, 1273.

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Pig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Austria181:473,08046,251
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Pig (135) may also be a first name.

Pig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the pig'; compare Hogg, Wildbore, Purcell. Probably the epithet would be less offensive then than now. Two gentlemen named Pigg were about 1882 among our best county cricketers.

Goceline Pig, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Pig, Berkshire, ibid.

Walter Pigge, Northamptonshire, ibid.

John Pyg. Rolls of Parliament.

1626. John Pittman and Alice Pigge, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1787. Married — Richard Waite and Mary Pigg: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This is probably a nickname, ME. pigge, a young swine, a word of doubtful origin. The name is also recorded in England as early as 1273 as Pig and Pigge. The second form is recorded in Aberdeen.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Richard Pigg was proprietor in Haydon Bridge in 1663 (H.), where the name still remains.

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

Pig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pig (Oriya: ପିଗ, Russian: Пиг) is held by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pig is the 2,203,767th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Pig occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Pig reside; 42 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Pig is also the 797,647th most common first name world-wide, held by 135 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Argentina, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,858,409. In Argentina it is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 96 percent are found and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 4 percent are found. Beside Argentina Pig occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 24 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puig8647,066/
Pigg866,761/
Paig86463/
Peig86456/
Piog86170/
Pigs8670/
Pigh8617/
Poig869/
Phig865/
Pieg863/
Hpig861/
Ppig861/
Pigc861/
Picg861/
Bpig861/
Pigz860/
Pigue75726/
Poigt7589/
Piggs7588/
Peigh7571/
Puigt7562/
Pishg7532/
Puigh7512/
Puigg752/
Pigtd751/
Piegq751/
Phigh751/
Pijjg751/
Poihg751/
Piegh751/
Piohg751/
Phaig751/
Paigh751/
Paigg750/
Pissg750/
Pic677,580/
Pik673,059/
Pix67486/
Peg67298/
Piq67267/
Pigová67184/
Piggue67113/
Peigue6765/
Pigova6733/
Pidgue6714/
Pheigh6713/
Phaigh6711/
Pjg676/
Pyg675/
Paigue673/
Puigue671/
Phiegh671/
Pishgh671/
Poigue671/
Paggig670/

Pig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pig in the Oriya language
ପିଗpiga-
Pig in the Russian language
Пигpig-

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