Pig Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
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.
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.
Richard Pigg was proprietor in Haydon Bridge in 1663 (H.), where the name still remains.
Pig Demographics
Average Male Pig Height
176.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pig (Oriya: ପିଗ, Russian: Пиг) is found most frequently in Argentina. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pig? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,203,767th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 135 people.
The surname Pig is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,858,409. In Argentina Pig is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 96 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 4 percent live. Aside from Argentina Pig is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 24 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puig | 86 | 47,066 | / |
| Pigg | 86 | 6,761 | / |
| Paig | 86 | 463 | / |
| Peig | 86 | 456 | / |
| Piog | 86 | 170 | / |
| Pigs | 86 | 70 | / |
| Pigh | 86 | 17 | / |
| Poig | 86 | 9 | / |
| Phig | 86 | 5 | / |
| Pieg | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hpig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ppig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pigc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Picg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bpig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pigz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pigue | 75 | 726 | / |
| Poigt | 75 | 89 | / |
| Piggs | 75 | 88 | / |
| Peigh | 75 | 71 | / |
| Puigt | 75 | 62 | / |
| Pishg | 75 | 32 | / |
| Puigh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Puigg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pigtd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piegq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phigh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pijjg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poihg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piegh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piohg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phaig | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paigh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paigg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pissg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pic | 67 | 7,580 | / |
| Pik | 67 | 3,059 | / |
| Pix | 67 | 486 | / |
| Peg | 67 | 298 | / |
| Piq | 67 | 267 | / |
| Pigová | 67 | 184 | / |
| Piggue | 67 | 113 | / |
| Peigue | 67 | 65 | / |
| Pigova | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pidgue | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pheigh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Phaigh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pjg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pyg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paigue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Puigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phiegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pishgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paggig | 67 | 0 | / |
Pig Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pig in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିଗ | piga | - |
| Pig in the Russian language | ||
| Пиг | pig | - |
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