Trigg Surname
Approximately 11,995 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTrigg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,005 | 1:72,419 | 8,370 |
| England | 3,366 | 1:16,553 | 2,402 |
| Australia | 2,391 | 1:11,291 | 1,668 |
| Wales | 408 | 1:7,585 | 841 |
| Canada | 305 | 1:120,805 | 12,696 |
| New Zealand | 240 | 1:18,868 | 3,310 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,623 | 1:15,019 | 2,228 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:29,593 | 1,646 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,136 | 1:44,207 | 5,131 |
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.
(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.
“Trustworthy” or “Faithful” in Old Norse.
See Ridge. The Trig and Trigges of the H.R. are, however, in favour of a derivation from a personal name.
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.
From the French, Trigot; from the Danish, Thrige, Trygg; A. Trygger; from the Dutch, Tright; in the Domesday Book, Tree; a personal name.
Amongst the names once common in the county but now rare I should mentiun that of Trigg.
Trigg Demographics
Average Trigg Salary in
United States
$41,073 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triggs | 91 | 5,935 | / |
| Traigg | 91 | 1 | / |
| Troigg | 91 | 0 | / |
| Trig | 89 | 32 | / |
| Thriggs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Troiggs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Trygg | 80 | 1,834 | / |
| Traig | 80 | 296 | / |
| Treig | 80 | 180 | / |
| Trigt | 80 | 103 | / |
| Trugg | 80 | 43 | / |
| Trigs | 80 | 40 | / |
| Trügg | 80 | 19 | / |
| Thrig | 80 | 5 | / |
| Trieg | 80 | 3 | / |
| Trigh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Truig | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tregg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Triggová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Trigue | 73 | 239 | / |
| Treggs | 73 | 27 | / |
| Thrygg | 73 | 10 | / |
| Truegg | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tricgs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Treggx | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thrigs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Trik | 67 | 843 | / |
| Trix | 67 | 277 | / |
| Tric | 67 | 276 | / |
| Trug | 67 | 139 | / |
| Träg | 67 | 135 | / |
| Triq | 67 | 62 | / |
| Trüg | 67 | 25 | / |
| Treg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Trigova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Trraigh | 67 | 0 | / |
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