Rigley Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Rigley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7861:70,8888,135
United States5181:699,72855,357
Ireland1191:39,5713,131
Australia851:317,59627,389
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Canada461:800,99162,809
India101:76,706,538639,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1151:38,5213,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4091:59,5976,988
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

Rigley (54) may also be a first name.

Rigley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rigley is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rigley is the 241,088th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Rigley live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Rigley is also the 1,350,955th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 54 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 70,888. In England it is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 39 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 21 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England Rigley exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Ireland, where 7 percent are found.

Rigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rigley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rigley last name rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 103 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,071 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rigley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rigley last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rigley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning $48,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning $48,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reigley924/
Righley921/
Riggley921/
Ruigley920/
Rhigley920/
Rigle9184/
Rigly919/
Reighley86286/
Roighley860/
Rieghley860/
Raighley860/
Riggle835,184/
Rigler833,485/
Reigle832,499/
Riegle831,156/
Riglet83606/
Regley83233/
Riglea83225/
Rugley83180/
Rigles8315/
Raigle839/
Riglay838/
Ricgle831/
Riggly831/
Riglle831/
Rigleš831/
Risgle830/
Righle830/
Riggles77373/
Reigler77146/
Reigles77102/
Ruggley7716/
Rigelle7711/
Reingle778/
Riggler777/
Reggley776/
Rigglet772/
Reighly772/
Reiglez771/
Raigler771/
Reigele771/
Ruigler770/
Reiggle770/
Ruiggle770/
Rughley770/
Riglets770/
Reagley770/
Regly73301/
Regle73164/
Rigli73148/
Rigla73125/
Rugle7368/
Rägle7352/
Rygle7312/
Règle731/
Riguelle71377/
Riegelle711/
Richgles711/
Rhaigler711/
Riglehue710/
Reighler710/
Regler672,265/
Reagle671,206/
Ruggle67247/
Raigla6768/
Riglis6742/
Rîglea6732/
Rygler6725/
Rügler6725/
Reglet6715/
Riglas678/
D'Reighly676/
Reglly674/
Ruggly674/
Reglez672/
Rígler672/
Reegle672/
Reggle672/
Regles672/
Riglaz671/
Reghly671/
Reglie671/
Reglea671/
Riegla671/
Rughle671/
Reigla670/
Reggly670/
Rughly670/
Ruegle670/
Rhugle670/
Reugle670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rigley
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