Wigan Surname

280,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Wigan Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wigand' (v. Yonge). This personal name has made a deep impression upon English nomenclature, and just as Stigand became Stiggin and Stiggins, so Wigand became Wiggin and Wiggins.

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Wigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8361:121,09820,847
Australia1881:143,59415,358
England1871:297,95822,741
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Wales41:773,63329,106
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:116,62911,248
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Wigan (1,560) may also be a first name.

Wigan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wigand' (v. Yonge). This personal name has made a deep impression upon English nomenclature, and just as Stigand became Stiggin and Stiggins, so Wigand became Wiggin and Wiggins. As regards Wigan, this has in some cases a local parentage (v. Wigan). The final 's' in Wiggins, &c, is genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c.

Wyranus Man-seal, Henry III-Edward I.

Wuganus de Wyleby, ibid.

Wygan le Bretun, Essex, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

WIGGEIN: Surety was found in 1569 for Rynne Wiggein and Arche Wiggein in East Teviotdaill (RPC., I, p, 661). Perhaps from Wigan in Lancashire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 belonging to Wigan (Lanc.), 13th cent. Wygayn, Wygan, Wigan [Although this place is evidently very ancient no very early forms of the name are found. At first sight the name would seem to be the genit., wígan-, of Old English wíga, warrior (cp. the wígan camp of 10th-cent. Sussex charters: ‘Cart. Sax’, nos. 834, 1125), with a lost local second element; but more or less reliable history tells us that several battles were fought in the neighbourhood between the Britons and the Saxons (Higden's ‘Polychronicon’, bk. v.) and “the fact remains that large quantities of bones of men and horses have from time to time have been turned up here’’. I believe that the name is the pl., wígan, of Old English wíga, warrior, the reference being to the slain in these battles, and the inference being that the bodies were so numerous as to preclude immediate burial and thus to give a distinctive name to the battle-area] . . . sub urbe de Wygan.—Higden’s Polychronicon, bk. v.

. . . under the citee of Wygan.—Trevisa’s Transl. A.D. 1387.

Wiganthorp(e,Yorks, is a different name, the Domesday Wichingastorp (ch as k) showing that it represents the 'Viking’s Thorp’.

2 the 13th-cent. pers. name Wygan, Wygeyn, Wigeyn; repr. the Old English wigend, Warrior [-Old Saxonwîgand and O.H.Ger. wîgant (mod. Weigand-a Ger. surname] Wygan le Bretun.—Hand. Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

These are two of the many variants of MacGuigan, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A town in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Wigan, a town on the river Douglass, Lancashire, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Or Guigan. Radulphus Wigan, Richard Wiguen, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Henry Wygeyn, Engl. c. 1272.

The Norman People (1874)

Wiggins is an old Bampton name: William Wiggins was buried there in 1758; Mr. and Mrs. Wigings, both well advanced in years, were buried at Shiiford in 1727 and 1729 (G.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wigan (Arabic: ويغن) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigan? popularity and diffusion

Wigan is the 280,785th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,300,033 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Wigan reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 196,138th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 1,560 people.

The last name Wigan is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 836 people, or 1 in 121,098. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 51 percent reside, Cagayan Valley, where 31 percent reside and Ilocos, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Wigan occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Wigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wigan surname fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 51 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wigan surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

The amount Wigan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 48.62% less than the national average, earning $22,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.38% less than the national average, earning $39,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggan912,011/
Whigan91310/
Wiegan9146/
Waigan9134/
Weigan9115/
Wighan914/
Wicgan911/
Vwigan910/
Wigain910/
Waigand83758/
Weigant83486/
Waigant83157/
Wiggand8380/
Wijgand8318/
Whighan8317/
Weisgan8310/
Wigatin838/
Weighan834/
Wigangc832/
Wiggann831/
Wiggant831/
Wighane831/
Weigane831/
Weigann831/
Waigane831/
Woigang831/
Woingan831/
Wisgant831/
Wighand830/
Whigand830/
Weiganh830/
Waigank830/
Vigan806,649/
Bigan80704/
Wegan80177/
Wigon8058/
Wugan8016/
Wigam806/
Wégan801/
Wygan800/
Weigandt772,481/
Waigandt77360/
Weighand7757/
Weissgan7738/
Weisgant775/
Weighant772/
Weiggand770/
Whighann770/
Baigan732,669/
Wigham731,743/
Vigant73346/
Wiggam73329/
Vigand73273/
Whigam73126/
Vaigan7380/
Weygan7373/
Biggan7366/
Vigane7352/
Viegan7339/
Beigan7338/
Bighan7335/
Wesgan7330/
Wiggon7324/
Bigain7316/
Waigam7314/
Wigond7312/
Weegan734/
Vigang734/
Wegant733/
Vighan733/
Waygan732/
Uiggan732/
Whegan732/
Voigan732/
Waigon732/
Bigaan732/
Huigan731/
Boigan731/
Weigam731/
Weagan731/
Wigone731/
Viggan731/
Vigaan731/
Hbigan731/
Wigoon731/
Weggan730/
Vigahn730/
Wegann730/
Weigon730/
Weisgandt713/
Waiganndt711/
Whigham674,023/
Vighane67490/
Vigandt67262/
Weagant67238/
Viganne67175/
Vaigant6753/
Weygang6750/
Vigasin6747/
Veigant6736/
Whiggam6734/
Huigang6716/
Wiggong6713/
Baigain6713/
Veigand6710/
Vaighan679/
Weigham678/
Vaigane675/
Beighan675/
Vighain674/
Baigaan673/
Wiggham672/
Vaigand672/
Baighan672/
Wuigham671/
Wyggant671/
Wihgham671/
Wegandt671/
Weigamd671/
Weygank671/
Whiggon671/
Whihgam671/
Whingon671/
Viganhe671/
Wygandt671/
Vhiganh671/
Wajgant671/
Woigamt671/
Bigahan671/
Baiggan671/
Vigaine671/
Weagand670/
Weggant670/
Bighann670/
Bighain670/
Whygant670/
Weggahn670/
Weegand670/
Wuegand670/
Beiggan670/

Wigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wigan in the Arabic language
ويغنwyghn-
ليغنlyghn-
ويغانwyghan-

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