Virgin Surname
Approximately 4,391 people bear this surname
Virgin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the virgin,' probably given to some one who had taken the part of the Virgin Mary in one of the Mirarcle Plays; compare King and Virtue.
1581. William Virgyn (Essex) and Lettice Sheppie: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameVirgin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,871 | 1:126,248 | 13,401 |
| England | 403 | 1:138,258 | 13,495 |
| Canada | 295 | 1:124,900 | 13,053 |
| Australia | 235 | 1:114,875 | 12,758 |
| Jamaica | 99 | 1:28,989 | 2,181 |
| Sweden | 98 | 1:100,477 | 7,289 |
| Germany | 87 | 1:925,350 | 65,249 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 278 | 1:87,681 | 9,186 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 593 | 1:84,686 | 8,830 |
The alternate forms: Virgìn (1) are calculated separately.
Virgin (2,063) may also be a first name.
Virgin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the virgin,' probably given to some one who had taken the part of the Virgin Mary in one of the Mirarcle Plays; compare King and Virtue.
1581. William Virgyn (Essex) and Lettice Sheppie: Marriage Lic. (London).
1587. John Virgin, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1610. Married — Jonn Vergine and Margaret Barrowes: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1637. — John Virgin and Lenia Harrington: ibid.
1800. — George Wellen and Mary Virgin: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) surnames prob. derived from residence by a mediaeval image of the Virgin [Old French virgine (French vierge); Latin virgo, -inis, a maiden]
(English) Dweller at, or near, a medieval image of the Virgin Mary; one who played the part of the Virgin in a play or pageant.
This name, with Virgoe (Latin virgo), Verge French vicrge), Virgint (Irish corruption), seems to relate to the cultus of St. Mary. A personage named Virgin is, or lately was, High-Admiral of Sweden.
From the Swedish, Virgin; from the Flemish, Wirtgen; a personal name.
Virgin Demographics
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Virgin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Virgin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Virgin (Arabic: فرجين, Hindi: वर्जिन, Marathi: िवरगीन) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Virgìn. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Virgin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 106,443rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,659,655 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Virgin live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Virgin is also the 165,991st most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 2,063 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,871 people, or 1 in 126,248. In The United States Virgin is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Kentucky, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Virgin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Virgin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Virgin last name grew 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 393 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Virgin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Virgin surname are 13.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.03% registered with the party.
The amount Virgin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning R 267,540 per year; in United States they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $42,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $50,952 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Virgin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Virgin in the Hindi language | ||
| वर्जिन | varjina | - |
| Virgin in the Marathi language | ||
| िवरगीन | ivaragina | - |
| Virgin in the Arabic language | ||
| فرجين | frjyn | - |
| فيرجين | fyrjyn | - |
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