Triggs Surname

81,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Triggs 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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Triggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3541:108,06811,828
England1,4671:37,9814,941
Australia4641:58,1807,082
Canada2131:172,98417,319
New Zealand1561:29,0285,072
Wales711:43,5854,199
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Chile321:550,51513,718
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Israel251:342,30528,607
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9841:24,7723,434
Wales231:68,1923,286
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:116,78811,473

Triggs (20) may also be a first name.

Triggs 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

Trigg’s (Son): v. Trigg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Triggs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Triggs occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Triggs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,771st most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,227,893 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Triggs live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,354 people, or 1 in 108,068. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Louisiana, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Triggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Triggs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 780 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 309 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 19 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Triggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Triggs surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Triggs last name are 2.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Triggs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.82% less than the national average, earning 239,407 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 401.91% more than the national average, earning R 1,192,740 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $45,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thriggs920/
Troiggs920/
Trigg9111,995/
Trigs9140/
Treggs8327/
Tricgs831/
Traigg831/
Troigg830/
Thrigs830/
Trig8032/
Trygg731,834/
Traig73296/
Treig73180/
Trigt73103/
Triks7317/
Thrig735/
Tregs734/
Trieg733/
Trisc733/
Truig731/
Trigh731/
Tregg730/
Triggová711/
Trigue67239/
Tricks6784/
Thrygg6710/
Troiks672/
Traisk672/
Trichs672/
Thrisk672/
Troics671/
Trishq671/
Tricsh671/
Treggx671/
Traics670/

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