Staig Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Staig Surname Definition:

The Scots form of English Stagg. John Stag rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.). Henry Staig in the parish of Cheindilkirk, 1564 (Lauder). James Staig in Dysart, 1584 (Dysart, p. 41). David Staig, provost of Dumfries, died 1826.

Staig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Australia281:964,13257,058
Chile261:677,55715,745
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States91:40,273,215872,126
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1071:34,9832,812
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Staig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Scots form of English Stagg. John Stag rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.). Henry Staig in the parish of Cheindilkirk, 1564 (Lauder). James Staig in Dysart, 1584 (Dysart, p. 41). David Staig, provost of Dumfries, died 1826.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A Scot. and Northern English form of Stagg, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Staig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Staig is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Staig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,194,481st most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Staig reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Staig is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England Staig is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 26 percent are found, Berkshire, where 12 percent are found and Dorset, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Staig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Staig has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Staig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Staig earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $29,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $67,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Staigh9122/
Staigg912/
Stig89567/
Stag89212/
Stagg8011,448/
Stieg802,282/
Steig80857/
Staic80168/
Stigt80128/
Stigh8066/
Staik8045/
Stagh8021/
Shtig8013/
Shtag8010/
Stags807/
Staag807/
Stigs806/
Staug803/
Stagp803/
Stoig801/
Stigø801/
Stigg801/
Staix801/
Sttig801/
Stagt800/
Stagk800/
Steag800/
Staeg800/
Staggs7312,238/
Stajic73420/
Staugh7380/
Stachg7319/
Steigh7312/
Stiggs7311/
Stague7311/
Østeig7310/
Stigås739/
Stehag736/
Steigk736/
Steagh734/
Schtig733/
Staike732/
Steagg731/
Shtaic731/
Steieg731/
Staags731/
Stagss731/
Staijc731/
Staiic731/
Staiak731/
Staiuk731/
Staugg731/
Staugs731/
Steigg730/
Stix672,932/
Steg671,428/
Stak67477/
Stik67440/
Stax67171/
Stac67101/
Stic6777/
Stagova6768/
Østhaug6747/
Sjøteig6715/
Staq673/
Ztag672/
Stiq672/
Sthaggs672/
Ztig671/
Stuggig671/
Stahiuk671/
Stawiec671/
Styg671/
Xtag671/
Sthaugh670/
Stoiggs670/

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