Twigg Surname

49,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3361:83,5939,475
England3,7381:14,9062,200
Australia9531:28,3273,848
South Africa4701:115,27213,785
Canada4111:89,6499,866
Wales1821:17,0031,849
Scotland1551:34,5413,395
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
France81:8,302,840321,660
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malta41:107,5681,849
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9531:12,4811,885
Wales801:19,6051,139
Scotland591:63,4443,911
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7191:69,8457,550

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.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Twicga (twig).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twhigg914/
Twiggz912/
Twig89814/
Twigt80945/
Twieg8076/
Tweig802/
Twaig802/
Twhig801/
Twegg800/
Twoig800/
Tweggs7311/
Twigss731/
Twigcs731/
Dwiggs730/
Tuiggs730/
Tuig67254/
Tweg6747/
Twik6744/
Dwig6740/
Twic671/

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