Where Does The Last Name Riggs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Riggs (Russian: Риггс) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riggs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 11,023^rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 143,033 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Riggs reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Riggs is also the 550,922^nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 261 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 45,256 people, or 1 in 8,009. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 76 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Riggs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Riggs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 479 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 35 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Riggs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Riggs last name are 17.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riggs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning 351,967 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 115.08% more than the national average, earning R 511,104 per year; in United States they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $42,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,802 CAD per year.