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
Average Male Twigg Height
177.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Twigg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Twigg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Twigg occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Twigg.
How Common Is The Last Name Twigg? popularity and diffusion
The last name Twigg is the 49,228th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 696,773 people. The last name Twigg is predominantly 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 held given name at a global level It is held by 31 people.
The last name Twigg is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,336 people, or 1 in 83,593. In The United States Twigg is most numerous in: Maryland, where 24 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and West Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Twigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Twigg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 603 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Twigg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Twigg last name is principally Anglican (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Twigg surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the 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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Footnotes
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