Riggins Surname

35,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Riggins Surname User-submission:

(Irish) Reduced anglicized form of Gaelic mag uiginn 'son of the Viking'.

Riggins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,6131:24,8043,117
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Scotland341:157,4659,168
England281:1,989,93178,001
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4401:34,8744,150

Riggins (31) may also be a first name.

Riggins Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Irish) Reduced anglicized form of Gaelic mag uiginn 'son of the Viking'.

- bkiggin

Riggins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riggins occurs most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riggins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riggins is the 35,472nd most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 489,327 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Riggins reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 14,613 people, or 1 in 24,804. In The United States Riggins is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

Riggins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riggins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,015 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riggins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Riggins surname are 14.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riggins earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $38,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $51,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiggins934/
Roiggins931/
Rigggins930/
Rigins9214/
Riggns923/
Riggens86203/
Ruggins8648/
Reggins8642/
Raigins868/
Reigins864/
Ridgins863/
Ryggins861/
Riegins861/
Ritgins861/
Riggims860/
Riins8322/
Rioggens800/
Reigns77104/
Riinsh7767/
Regins7757/
Raigns7752/
Rugins7712/
Risins773/
Righns773/
Rijins771/
Régins771/
Rizins771/
Richins713,226/
Reagins71160/
Riisnæs7198/
Rixgens7184/
Reizins7171/
Ritgens7144/
Rugginz718/
Reigens716/
Raygins715/
Rugiens714/
Ridzins712/
Rizzins711/
Reggens711/
Raisins710/
Ridgens710/
Riens6778/
Rijns6741/
Ritchins672/
Riyns671/
Rieijens671/
Regns671/
Ryins670/

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