Twiggs Surname

195,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,146 people bear this surname

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

Twiggs Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Twicga (twig).

Twiggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7971:201,70219,824
England2051:271,79521,381
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Australia331:818,05251,601
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1881:129,65612,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3731:134,63512,812

Twiggs (24) may also be a first name.

Twiggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Twicga (twig).

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

Twiggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Twiggs is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Twiggs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 195,513th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,395,874 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Twiggs are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Twiggs is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,797 people, or 1 in 201,702. In The United States Twiggs is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Twiggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Twiggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Twiggs surname grew 482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Twiggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Twiggs surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Twiggs surname are 14.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Twiggs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.25% more than the national average, earning R 452,100 per year and in United States they earn 13.73% less than the national average, earning $37,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Twigs912/
Tweggs8311/
Twiggz832/
Twigcs831/
Twigss831/
Tuiggs830/
Dwiggs830/
Twix60168/
Twixh551/
Twexs551/
Duigs551/
Twiox551/
Tweaks503/

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