Wigg Surname

128,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wigg 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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Wigg Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,4301:18,8782,617
England9911:56,2246,805
United States4921:736,70557,727
New Zealand1971:22,9864,040
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Wales501:61,8915,534
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Norway181:285,68329,080
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malta41:107,5681,849
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8121:30,0194,029
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:195,40317,095

Wigg (12) may also be a first name.

Wigg 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

(Tent.) War; Warrior [13th cent. Wygge, Wigge, Anglo-Saxon Wigga, Wicga, Wiga, Wig ( = O.Ger. Wigo, Wigi, &c.,= Old Norse Uigi)-wíg. war; wiga, warrior] Wig, a descendant of Woden (who prob. fl. in the 3rd cent. A.D.), was an ancestor of the kings of Wessex.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An old personal name. Wig occurs in the ancestry of Cerdic, king of the West Saxons, and Wiga is found in the Domesday of Yorkshire. Hence perhaps Wigson, Wigget, Wiggin, &c.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. From Old German wig, strong, warlike, a soldier, &c.; Anglo-Saxon wig war, wiga warrior; Old Norse vig war, vigr warlike. Wig, says Lower, occurs in the ancestry of Cerdic, king of the West Saxons; and Wiga is found in the Domesday of Yorkshire. 2. Same as Wick, Wicks, which see.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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
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Wigg Demographics

Average Wigg Salary in
United States

$43,248 USD

Per year
Rank:
643,617 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000129817
Rank: 60,611 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
100.23%
Sample size: 256 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Wigg Last Name Facts

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

Wigg is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 128,008th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,057,466 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Wigg live; 46 percent live in Australasia and 46 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Wigg is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 1,430 people, or 1 in 18,878. In Australia Wigg is most numerous in: Victoria, where 55 percent live, New South Wales, where 17 percent live and Queensland, where 10 percent live. Not including Australia Wigg occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Wigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wigg has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wigg surname expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 385 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wigg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wigg last name are 20.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.03% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wigg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.97% less than the national average, earning 197,371 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.85% more than the national average, earning R 441,648 per year; in United States they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $43,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $50,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggh8929/
Whigg8925/
Wig86816/
Bigg752,526/
Weig751,189/
Wigh75550/
Wegg75482/
Wieg75391/
Vigg75212/
Whig75203/
Waig75138/
Wigt75127/
Wägg7527/
Wuig753/
Wihg752/
Wwig752/
Wijg752/
Wiqg752/
Vwig752/
Hwig751/
Wiog751/
Wigc751/
Wigk751/
Wigz751/
Weigh67433/
Woigk67153/
Woigt67124/
Biggh6770/
Waigh6762/
Wuigk6758/
Wijgh6743/
Viggh6721/
Viggs6717/
Wiegh6711/
Beigg679/
Baigg676/
Waigt676/
Wigth673/
Veigg672/
Voigg671/
Whigh671/
Weigz671/
Vwieg671/
Biggk671/
Wiehg671/
Whigs670/
Weggs670/
Weigs670/
Weisg670/
Wihgt670/
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