Piggott Surname

52,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Piggott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pigot' or 'Picot'; v. Pickett. The personal name Pigot without surname occurs in the Hundred Rolls; no doubt a variant of Picot.

'De dono Pigoti et Reginaldi': Hundred Rolls.

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Piggott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7251:14,9582,210
United States2,3211:156,16515,962
Australia1,8071:14,9402,121
Canada6651:55,4076,565
New Zealand2161:20,9643,677
Scotland1541:34,7653,413
Barbados1431:2,010372
Ireland1261:37,3733,030
Wales1241:24,9562,614
Guyana1161:6,5711,108
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Trinidad and Tobago811:16,8392,073
Panama701:55,8892,622
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1091:40,6413,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0341:11,9841,820
Wales181:87,1343,963
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

Piggott (14) may also be a first name.

Piggott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pigot' or 'Picot'; v. Pickett. The personal name Pigot without surname occurs in the Hundred Rolls; no doubt a variant of Picot.

'De dono Pigoti et Reginaldi': Hundred Rolls.

Astin Pigot, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Pigot, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Robert Pigod, Salop, ibid.

The parish of Framlingham Pigot, Norfolk, is in Brome- field's History of Norfolk (v. 435) headed Framlingham Picot.

Thomas Pygot, or Picot, Norfolk, 1434: History of Norfolk.

The popular form in Norfolk is Pickett, which see.

1561. Richard Piggotte: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

1 the French Pigot, Pigat, Piguet, denoted individuals whose faces were spotted or pitted [from Old French pigue, pockmarked, freckled, etc., with diminutive suff. -ot, -at, -et] 2 for Picot: v. under Picket(t.

Pygot occurs in Leland’s supposed copy of the Roll of Battle Abbey; Pigot in Holinshed’s copy; and Pigot is the usual form in the Hundred-Rolls.

A 15th-cent. Thomas Pygot, of Norfolk, was also known as Picot.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Well known in Ireland since the sixteenth century this name has been located in many parts of the country and has been conspicuous on both sides in the centuries long struggle between Ireland and England. SIF 123

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Bartholomew, Hubert, William, Lambert, Ralph, Reginald, Richard, Roger Picot, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See also Pickett.

The Norman People (1874)

Piggott is a name that has been represented amongst all classes in this county for many centuries, its early form in the 14th. century being sometimes Picot or Picote. Further particulars concerning the past and present distribution of this ancient name are given under the Pigotts of Cambridgeshire.

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

Piggott Last Name Facts

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

Piggott occurs most in England. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piggott? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,102nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 741,509 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Piggott are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. Piggott is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 3,725 people, or 1 in 14,958. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 14 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 6 percent reside and West Midlands, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account England Piggott is found in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Piggott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Piggott has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 758 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 963 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 116 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 689 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Piggott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Piggott last name is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States Piggott are 9.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Piggott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.09% more than the national average, earning R 413,712 per year; in United States they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $42,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.82% more than the national average, earning $56,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Piggotte937/
Piggottt931/
Puiggott931/
Piggotts930/
Pigott928,016/
Piggot92795/
Peggott8620/
Pigotte8616/
Paigott863/
Piggatt862/
Piogott862/
Piggote861/
Piggoot860/
Piegott860/
Piggoth860/
Pigot832,102/
Pygott77589/
Pigatt77302/
Pigout7767/
Piggos7718/
Piegot775/
Pugott774/
Pigoot773/
Paigot772/
Pigote771/
Peigot771/
Pegott771/
Puggot770/
Poiggo770/
Peggot770/
Pigo73533/
Painggo7131/
Paingot7120/
Pigatte7119/
Puygott711/
Piogo67275/
Paigo67261/
Pigos67245/
Pegot67244/
Pigat67223/
Pigou67217/
Pugot67151/
Piego67107/
Peigo6798/
Pigut6762/
Pigoh6751/
Pigga6738/
Pigotova6724/
Pigoi6724/
Pfigo6710/
Peggo676/
Pigoš676/
Pégot673/
Pigoo673/
Poigo672/
Pygot672/
Puigo672/
Pigoa671/
Pigoz671/
Pigoy671/

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