Rigold Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Rigold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rigold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rigold Last Name Facts

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

Rigold has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigold? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Rigold reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Rigold is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 50 percent live and Maryland, where 50 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 20 percent live.

Rigold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rigold has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rigold surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riggold920/
Rigol911,143/
Reingold861,216/
Raingold8658/
Rieghold860/
Rigole83891/
Rigoll83138/
Rigolt8348/
Rigald832/
Rheingold80259/
Reingoldt8033/
Reichgold800/
Rigolle77612/
Rigoult77119/
Righolt77106/
Rigolte772/
Riggald771/
Rijgole771/
Reygold771/
Raighol771/
Riggoll770/
Rigal7311,305/
Rygol73671/
Regol73177/
Régol735/
Reyngold71240/
Reggoldt718/
Rayngold716/
Raighole712/
Rigaultd711/
Raingolt711/
Riegholt711/
Raigal671,217/
Rigall67336/
Regole67225/
Reigal67114/
Riegal6785/
Rigalt6784/
Rygoll6742/
Rygole6724/
Raygol6720/
Rigale6714/
Reyngoldt6711/
Rajgol6711/
Regoul677/
Riggal677/
Righal674/
Ruigal671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rigold
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