Rigmaiden Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Rigmaiden Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rigmaden,' an estate near Kendal, Westmorland Guessing is dangerous. Lower suggests that it is a nickname, and means 'the romping girl'. Trollop, also local, has been assigned to the same class and origin.
Read More About This SurnameRigmaiden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 425 | 1:852,845 | 64,957 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Rigmaiden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rigmaden,' an estate near Kendal, Westmorland Guessing is dangerous. Lower suggests that it is a nickname, and means 'the romping girl'. Trollop, also local, has been assigned to the same class and origin.
John de Rigmarden, 16 Edward II (1322-3): Baines' Lancashire.
1593. Buried — Frauncis Rygmayden: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1654. Baptised — Jan d. Jonn Riggeinayden: Annals of Cartmel.
Susannah Rigmaiden, of Holker (Furness), 1689: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Thomas Rigmaiden, of Lancaster, 1735: ibid.
(N.Eng.) belonging to Rigma(i)den (Westm.), 13th and 14th cent. Rygmayden, Riggemayden = the Maiden Castle on the Ridge [Middle English ryg, rigge, etc., Old Northern English hrycg = Old Norse hrygg-r, a ridge + Middle English mayden, etc., a maiden-applied to a castle or fort that had never been captured or which was considered impregnable; Old English mǽgden]
Two gentry families, settled respectively in cos. Lincoln and Lancaster, bore this remarkable name, which at the commencement of the present century was still extant. I can give no better etymology for the name than that I have already assigned in English Surn.; viz., "a romping girl." For the curious seal of George Ryamayden. with a rebus, see Gent. Mag. 1833, 1. 305.
Rigmaiden Demographics
Average Rigmaiden Salary in
United States
$37,804 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rigmaiden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rigmaiden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rigmaiden is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rigmaiden.
How Common Is The Last Name Rigmaiden? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rigmaiden is the 680,882nd most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rigmaiden reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 425 people, or 1 in 852,845. In The United States it is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 31 percent live, California, where 25 percent live and Texas, where 17 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Rigmaiden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rigmaiden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rigmaiden surname expanded 10,625 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rigmaiden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rigmaiden last name are 15.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.83% registered to vote for the party.
Rigmaiden earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning $37,804 USD per year.
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