Trigg Surname

43,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Trigg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Trig,' a favourite old Northern name (Yonge), genitive Triggs; v. Trickett.

'No clown would be considered worth his salt if he could not vault over six horses like King Teutobach, or play with three missiles at the same time like Olaf Trygesson': Standard, March 31, 1887.

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Trigg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0051:72,4198,370
England3,3661:16,5532,402
Australia2,3911:11,2911,668
Wales4081:7,585841
Canada3051:120,80512,696
New Zealand2401:18,8683,310
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Jersey221:4,509908
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
France51:13,284,544357,392
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6231:15,0192,228
Wales531:29,5931,646
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1361:44,2075,131

Trigg (204) may also be a first name.

Trigg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Trig,' a favourite old Northern name (Yonge), genitive Triggs; v. Trickett.

'No clown would be considered worth his salt if he could not vault over six horses like King Teutobach, or play with three missiles at the same time like Olaf Trygesson': Standard, March 31, 1887.

Robert Trig, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Triggs, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Alan Trig, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William Tryg, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Tryg, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1549. Henry Nelson and Agnes Triggs: Marriage Lic. (London).

1597. Buried — Edward Trygge: St Michael, Cornhill.

1657. Married — Hugh Coles and Ann Trigg: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

(Scandinavian) the Norwegian Trygg, Old Norse Tryggui=the Trusty, True [Old Norse trygg-r] A Tryggui was, of course, the father of King Olaf Trygguason (Oláfr konungr Trygguason) of the sagas. The form in our 13th- 14th cent. records was Trig and Tryg. The word is the second element in the name of the Norse lung of Dublin, Sigtryggr, who figures, e.g., in the great Nial Saga.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Trustworthy” or “Faithful” in Old Norse.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

See Ridge. The Trig and Trigges of the H.R. are, however, in favour of a derivation from a personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the hundred of Trig, which Pryce renders the ebb of the sea, or on the sea-shore; but qy. from trig, an inhabitant, a dwelling. Hence the names Triggs, Drigg.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Trigot; from the Danish, Thrige, Trygg; A. Trygger; from the Dutch, Tright; in the Domesday Book, Tree; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Amongst the names once common in the county but now rare I should mentiun that of Trigg.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Trigg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trigg occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Trigg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trigg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,377th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 607,549 people. Trigg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Trigg are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 633,892nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 204 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,005 people, or 1 in 72,419. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Missouri, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Trigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trigg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 770 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 640 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 2,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Trigg Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Trigg surname are 6.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Trigg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.19% more than the national average, earning R 568,404 per year; in United States they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $41,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $51,979 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Triggs915,935/
Traigg911/
Troigg910/
Trig8932/
Thriggs830/
Troiggs830/
Trygg801,834/
Traig80296/
Treig80180/
Trigt80103/
Trugg8043/
Trigs8040/
Trügg8019/
Thrig805/
Trieg803/
Trigh801/
Truig801/
Tregg800/
Triggová771/
Trigue73239/
Treggs7327/
Thrygg7310/
Truegg732/
Tricgs731/
Treggx731/
Thrigs730/
Trik67843/
Trix67277/
Tric67276/
Trug67139/
Träg67135/
Triq6762/
Trüg6725/
Treg674/
Trigova672/
Trraigh670/

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