Shiggins Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Shiggins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiggins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:88,8485,029
England281:1,989,93178,001
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Shiggins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shiggins occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shiggins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiggins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shiggins is the 2,034,059th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Shiggins reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in Ireland, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 88,848. In Ireland Shiggins is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Other than Ireland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Shiggins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shiggins has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name increased 230 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shiggins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siggins931,486/
Chiggins886/
Sciggins881/
Sigins861/
Siggns861/
Scioggins822/
Siggens8097/
Siguins8015/
Seggins807/
Ziggins806/
Suggins805/
Signs775/
Seoggins753/
Seuggins751/
Chaigins751/
Chiggens750/
Seaggins750/
Sisins718/
Segins713/
Sicins711/
Sugins711/
Sigens711/
Siinse711/
Signse710/
Seigns710/
Seguins67670/
Sietins67101/
Seagins678/
Siegens674/
Sigense673/
Sigince671/
Shegens671/
Shijims671/
Siegnst671/
Saigens670/

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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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  • 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 Shiggins
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