Wiggetts Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wiggetts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiggetts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England21:12,187,685173,419

Wiggetts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiggetts occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiggetts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wiggetts are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Wiggetts is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Wiggetts is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 72 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live and Shropshire, where 11 percent live. Besides England Wiggetts occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Wiggetts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiggetts has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wiggetts surname grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggett932,138/
Wiggets931/
Wigget8651/
Wigges8613/
Wigett8611/
Biggett8042/
Wiggitt8017/
Weigett807/
Widgets807/
Wiggest801/
Weigget801/
Wigette801/
Weggett801/
Wiget771,640/
Wigge77846/
Wiges7742/
Wihietts750/
Waitts7149/
Vietts7110/
Wiggis718/
Bigges718/
Bigget714/
Bigett714/
Weatts714/
Vigets713/
Wieget712/
Wigeht711/
Wiggeh711/
Wigetz711/
Weiget711/
Waiges711/
Whiets710/
Wiggit710/
Weiges710/
Wietzs710/
Wiggea710/
Wige67158/
Weinges6721/
Weigetz6713/
Wietsch677/
Vigette672/
Viggete671/
Beggett671/
Buigett671/
Wheatts671/
Wheiget671/
Wiegies671/
Whaitts671/
Weigger671/
Beggets670/
Voigets670/
Weghett670/
Biggess670/
Wickget670/
Baigget670/
Wainget670/

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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
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  • 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 Wiggetts
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