Piggins Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Piggins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard'. Probably popular variants of Higgins, Higgin, and Hickin, which see. We still talk of higgledy-piggledy. The 'g' in Picking is an excrescence, as in Jennings, &c.

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Piggins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:269,16921,240
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Australia601:449,92835,109
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Piggins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard'. Probably popular variants of Higgins, Higgin, and Hickin, which see. We still talk of higgledy-piggledy. The 'g' in Picking is an excrescence, as in Jennings, &c.

1386. Roger Pickyn, rector of Billingford, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1574-5. Anthony Pickins, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1614-5. Anthony Piggin and Sarah Ireland: Marriage Lic. (London).

1619. Thomas Hoggery and Joane Piggyn: ibid.

1807. Married — Daniel Daniel and Alice Picking: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Piggins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piggins is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piggins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 741,235th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Piggins reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 269,169. In England it is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 18 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 15 percent live and Durham, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account England Piggins exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Piggins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piggins has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Piggins last name grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Piggins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Piggins surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Piggins earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $53,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pigins924/
Peggins86189/
Poigins8628/
Piggens860/
Puggins860/
Pugins772/
Pigens771/
Piesins7111/
Peginse715/
Puggens714/
Pidgens711/
Pizzins711/
Pietins711/
Piens671,287/
Pittgens6738/
Pugns671/

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Piggins Reference & Research

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