Siggs Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Siggs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sigg,' found in such compounds as Sigismund, Sigfrid, Sigward, Sigwald, Sigurd, &c. The genitive of Sigg is Siggs; compare William and Williams.

Sigge de Anemere, Norfolk, 1273.

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Siggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:274,47321,519
Australia1801:149,97615,919
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Canada411:898,67368,969
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Siggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sigg,' found in such compounds as Sigismund, Sigfrid, Sigward, Sigwald, Sigurd, &c. The genitive of Sigg is Siggs; compare William and Williams.

Sigge de Anemere, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1791. Married — Moses Siggs and Sarah Wood: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Sigg’s (Son): v. Sigg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Siggs Last Name Facts

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

Siggs is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Siggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Siggs is the 590,101st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Siggs live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 274,473. In England Siggs is most numerous in: East Sussex, where 28 percent live, Kent, where 12 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Siggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Siggs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Siggs surname expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Siggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Siggs last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Siggs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning R 246,432 per year; in United States they earn 17.14% more than the national average, earning $50,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning $55,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiggs91108/
Siggås914/
Sciggs912/
Seiggs911/
Sigg894,831/
Sigs897/
Schiggs832/
Giggs80769/
Saigg80222/
Siggh8057/
Shigg8043/
Ciggs8034/
Jiggs8015/
Sigås8014/
Seggs802/
Szigg801/
Soigg801/
Sigse801/
Ziggs801/
Seigs800/
Siegg800/
Shigs800/
Suigs800/
Seigg800/
Sig7510,998/
Schigg7312/
Seaggs737/
Shigsh734/
Chiggs732/
Sceggs732/
Saiggh732/
Sheggs731/
Xhiggs731/
Schigs731/
Sciegg731/
Zeiggs730/
Sieg679,244/
Sigh677,474/
Schiegg67746/
Saig67343/
Seig67294/
Shig67221/
Siks67127/
Sihg6745/
Sigk6717/
Segg6715/
Zigs678/
Soig677/
Gigs676/
Segs675/
Sigt674/
Sigp674/
Suig673/
Scheggs673/
Gegs673/
Scheigg672/
Cigg672/
D'Jiggs671/
Cigs671/
Zigg671/
Scig671/
Sigz671/
Sisq671/
Sjig671/
Xigs671/
Sisx671/

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