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

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
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
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

Wigg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wigg is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wigg is the 128,008th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,057,466 people. Wigg is predominantly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Wigg reside; 46 percent reside in Australasia and 46 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 1,430 people, or 1 in 18,878. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 55 percent are found, New South Wales, where 17 percent are found and Queensland, where 10 percent are found. Barring Australia it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Wigg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wigg has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wigg surname rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 385 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wigg Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Wigg last name are 20.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.03% registered to vote for the 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

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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