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

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.

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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