Wigby Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wigby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wigby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:397,98627,485
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wigby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigby occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigby? popularity and diffusion

Wigby is the 1,222,957th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Wigby reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

Wigby is most numerous in England, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England Wigby is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 42 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Suffolk, where 11 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Wigby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wigby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wigby surname expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wigby last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Wigby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $47,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whigby911/
Weigbay831/
Bigby802,296/
Wigbe8012/
Wigba801/
Wiehgbay776/
Weihgbay772/
Bigboy73410/
Bigbey7392/
Weigba734/
Wesgby732/
Vigbey731/
Wegbey731/
Waigbe731/
Wegbay731/
Biggby731/
Weagby730/
Wehgbay6744/
Boigbay6717/
Waygbay6716/
Weagbay676/
Whaigbe673/
Woingbe671/
Waingbi671/
Vaigbay671/
Wiggbee671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wigby
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