Wiggins Surname

7,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Wiggins 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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Wiggins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States66,0451:5,488639
England6,5441:8,5141,240
Australia2,4611:10,9691,627
Canada1,9321:19,0712,673
South Africa4971:109,00913,123
New Zealand4141:10,9381,910
Wales2981:10,3841,154
Scotland2751:19,4682,286
Barbados1711:1,681335
Jamaica1671:17,1851,582
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Northern Ireland1161:15,9052,130
Guyana1161:6,5711,108
Trinidad and Tobago1011:13,5051,763
Liberia781:56,5204,977
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Qatar221:107,18211,536
France211:3,162,987209,042
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Nicaragua151:401,4063,386
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Saint Lucia131:13,7521,221
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
India91:85,229,487684,495
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belize11:355,4743,977
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2621:16,9082,082
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1461:7,7481,192
Scotland671:55,8693,649
Wales291:54,0832,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7761:5,137646

Wiggins (146) may also be a first name.

Wiggins 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

Wiggin’s (Son), Wiggin’s Son v. Wiggin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Wicga (warrior), or of Wigan or Wygan (warrior); one who came from Wigan (Wigan’s homestead), in Lancashire; dweller by a mountain ash.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Wiggins Last Name Facts

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

Wiggins occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wiggins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiggins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiggins is the 7,105th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 91,211 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wiggins are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wiggins is also the 763,528th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 146 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 66,045 people, or 1 in 5,488. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 86 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Wiggins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiggins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiggins surname grew 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,028 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wiggins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wiggins surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wiggins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.2% more than the national average, earning R 432,972 per year; in United States they earn 8.64% less than the national average, earning $39,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiggins935/
Weiggins930/
Wiggiens930/
Wigins9222/
Wiggns9214/
D'Wiggins881/
Biggins864,928/
Wiggens86192/
Widgins8642/
Viggins8619/
Wiggims869/
Weggins865/
Wighins861/
Wuggins861/
Wyggins861/
Witgins861/
Wigzins861/
Weigins860/
Wiegins860/
Wigginsová821/
Huiggins804/
Wigguims801/
Wiggenss801/
Wigens7792/
Vigins7710/
Bigins772/
Wegins770/
Biggns770/
Wygins770/
Beggins71174/
Biggens7138/
Widzins7133/
Witgens7119/
Weigens7110/
Wißgens716/
Widgens715/
Wiguens714/
Weggens712/
Wizzins711/
Wiegens711/
Wisgens711/
Wittgens67177/
Wissgens671/
Weggemns671/
Vigns670/
Wisns670/

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