Pigge Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Pigge 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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Pigge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1621:104,24216,843
Germany891:904,55664,175
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pigge (15) may also be a first name.

Pigge 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

Pigge Last Name Facts

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

Pigge is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pigge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 847,909th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Pigge live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Pigge is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 15 people.

The last name Pigge is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 104,242. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Overijssel, where 67 percent reside, North Holland, where 17 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Pigge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pigge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pigge last name grew 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pigge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pigge last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Pigge earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.01% less than the national average, earning $34,516 USD per year.

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Piggea910/
Pige89416/
Piggett8313/
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Page67213,534/
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Piga6711,564/
Puie671,189/
Pege67823/
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Piej674/
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Pgea671/
Pighett671/
Paigeer671/
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Pfisger671/
Phingeh671/
Peigues671/
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Poiguee671/
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Piggitt670/
Pfuiget670/
Poidget670/
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