Twigg Surname
Approximately 10,459 people bear this surname
Twigg Surname Definition:
(English) Scion, Cadet [Old English twig =Dut. twijg, a twig, branch, scion, etc. (=Ger. zweig, branch, scion, etc.]
Twigg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,336 | 1:83,593 | 9,475 |
| England | 3,738 | 1:14,906 | 2,200 |
| Australia | 953 | 1:28,327 | 3,848 |
| South Africa | 470 | 1:115,272 | 13,785 |
| Canada | 411 | 1:89,649 | 9,866 |
| Wales | 182 | 1:17,003 | 1,849 |
| Scotland | 155 | 1:34,541 | 3,395 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | 1:2,295 | 315 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 42 | 1:105,473 | 6,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,953 | 1:12,481 | 1,885 |
| Wales | 80 | 1:19,605 | 1,139 |
| Scotland | 59 | 1:63,444 | 3,911 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 719 | 1:69,845 | 7,550 |
Twigg (31) may also be a first name.
Twigg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Scion, Cadet [Old English twig =Dut. twijg, a twig, branch, scion, etc. (=Ger. zweig, branch, scion, etc.]
(English) Descendant of Twicga (twig).
Twigg Demographics
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Twigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Twigg has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Twigg? popularity and diffusion
Twigg is the 49,228th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 696,773 people. The surname Twigg is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Twigg reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Twigg is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 31 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,336 people, or 1 in 83,593. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 24 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and West Virginia, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Twigg exists in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Twigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Twigg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Twigg last name rose 603 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Twigg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Twigg surname is primarily Anglican (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Twigg surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.
The amount Twigg earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning R 278,724 per year; in United States they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $42,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% less than the national average, earning $49,546 CAD per year.
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