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 carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 241,088th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,395,384 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Rigley reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. Rigley is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 786 people, or 1 in 70,888. In England Rigley is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 39 percent live, Derbyshire, where 21 percent live and Leicestershire, where 7 percent live. Beside England Rigley is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Ireland, where 7 percent live.

Rigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rigley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 103 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,071 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rigley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rigley surname are 10.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.5% 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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