Tigg Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tigg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the teg,' a sheep in the second year; still in common use in Oxfordshire and the West country. 'A teg or sheep with a little head, and wooll under its belly': (Halliwell); compare Lamb, and v. Twentyman.

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Tigg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:379,03426,619
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
India241:31,961,058386,265
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Tigg (12) may also be a first name.

Tigg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the teg,' a sheep in the second year; still in common use in Oxfordshire and the West country. 'A teg or sheep with a little head, and wooll under its belly': (Halliwell); compare Lamb, and v. Twentyman.

Thomas Tege, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Tegge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Tigge, Somerset, 1 Edward III ibid.

William Tyg, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

V. Tegg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A sheep in its second year. Halliwell quotes from Florio-"A teg or sheepe with a little head, and wooll under its belly." The word is also applied by Palsgrave to a young deer in its second year. Comp. Prickett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William Tike, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William Tig, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Tigg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tigg (Oriya: ତିଗ୍ଗ୍, Russian: Тигг) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigg? popularity and diffusion

Tigg is the 853,416th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Tigg is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Tigg are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Tigg is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 379,034. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 30 percent live, Hampshire, where 20 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 13 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Tigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tigg has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tigg last name rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 146 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tigg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tigg last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tigg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $39,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.63% less than the national average, earning $42,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiggs89795/
Tiggh8960/
Thigg891/
Tiegg890/
Teigg890/
Taigg890/
Tig86550/
Tiggue801/
Tuiggs800/
Tegg751,097/
Teig75916/
Tigh75876/
Taig75770/
Tuig75254/
Tieg75121/
Tigs7531/
Thig7516/
Toig757/
Tikg754/
Ticg752/
Tigp751/
Tigk751/
Tigx751/
Tigz751/
Tigt751/
Tisg751/
Tgig751/
Htig751/
Tigue673,245/
Teigh6750/
Thegg6742/
Thieg6722/
Teigs6718/
Thigh6713/
Tigth677/
Tiogh674/
Tigss673/
Taigh671/
Taigt671/
Tiegh671/
Tyggs671/
Tuigh671/
Teggs671/
Tigke671/
Taijg671/

Tigg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tigg in the Oriya language
ତିଗ୍ଗ୍tigg-
Tigg in the Russian language
Тиггtigg-

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