Wiggans Surname

344,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wiggans 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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Wiggans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5251:690,39854,758
England3611:154,34414,649
Canada821:449,33638,948
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Scotland341:110,0955,249
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

Wiggans 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

V. Wigans.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Wiggans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiggans occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiggans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 344,897th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,862,096 people. Wiggans is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wiggans are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wiggans is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 690,398. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Kansas, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Wiggans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiggans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiggans last name increased 161 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wiggans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wiggans surname is primarily Anglican (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wiggans surname are 20.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiggans earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $43,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.68% more than the national average, earning $55,985 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggains9340/
Wigans9244/
Biggans86177/
Wiggons8612/
Wiggams864/
Wiegans863/
Weggans861/
Wigains861/
Wuggans861/
Viggans860/
Whigans860/
Weigans860/
Wiggoins801/
Wygans7717/
Wigons771/
Wigams770/
Bigans770/
Wegans770/
Vigans770/
Beggans7165/
Beigans717/
Biggons712/
Weegans711/
Whighams6713/
Baigahans636/
Begans6217/
Bigons620/
Vegans620/
Beiganz5752/
Uighanze532/

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