Rigsby Surname

52,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Rigsby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Rigsby (Lincs), 13th cent. Ryggesby, Domesday Rigesni [Here the common Old Norse hrygg-r (Dano-Norwegian ryg), a ridge, back(bone, seems to be used as a pers.

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Rigsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4621:38,3074,721
England1231:452,99229,924
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Trinidad and Tobago471:29,0213,035
Wales251:123,7819,267
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Guam81:20,0153,029
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9681:51,8795,867

Rigsby (49) may also be a first name.

Rigsby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Rigsby (Lincs), 13th cent. Ryggesby, Domesday Rigesni [Here the common Old Norse hrygg-r (Dano-Norwegian ryg), a ridge, back(bone, seems to be used as a pers. or nick-name; it may be a shortening of hrygg-biúg-r, crook-backed, or hrygg- knýtt-r, humpbacked: on account of the -s genitive the name cannot be the Old Norse ryg-r, lady, wife:— + Old Norse bý-r, farm, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Rigsby (settlement on a ridge), in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Rigsby is a surname of Scandinavian origin; from Rigs, a Norse God of population.

Viking settlers in modern day Great Britain, settled in an area, in which they named Rigsby, "The land of Rigs", to honor Rigs.

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Rigsby originates from the Norse-Vikings; Rigsby meaning 'Rig's farmstead'; from rig, an old Norse god and by, meaning 'Farmstead'.

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The surname Rigsby comes from Denmark. It comes from the Danish word for 'shield'.

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Rigsby Last Name Facts

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

Rigsby has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rigsby.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigsby? popularity and diffusion

Rigsby is the 52,147th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 741,962 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Rigsby are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 9,462 people, or 1 in 38,307. In The United States Rigsby is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Rigsby occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Rigsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rigsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rigsby surname increased 977 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rigsby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Rigsby are 19.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rigsby earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35% less than the national average, earning R 154,476 per year; in United States they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning $41,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $50,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rigsbay9213/
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Riggsbey860/
Rigsba836/
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Rigsbe830/
Regsby830/
Rigsbee771,578/
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Rigsbie771/
Rigsbez771/
Rugsbey770/
Regsbey770/
Rixby733/
Riggsbee71971/
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Regsbea629/
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Rexby553/
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Rigsby Reference & Research

Rigsby DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Rigsby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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