Wiggins Surname
Approximately 79,898 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWiggins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66,045 | 1:5,488 | 639 |
| England | 6,544 | 1:8,514 | 1,240 |
| Australia | 2,461 | 1:10,969 | 1,627 |
| Canada | 1,932 | 1:19,071 | 2,673 |
| South Africa | 497 | 1:109,009 | 13,123 |
| New Zealand | 414 | 1:10,938 | 1,910 |
| Wales | 298 | 1:10,384 | 1,154 |
| Scotland | 275 | 1:19,468 | 2,286 |
| Barbados | 171 | 1:1,681 | 335 |
| Jamaica | 167 | 1:17,185 | 1,582 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Northern Ireland | 116 | 1:15,905 | 2,130 |
| Guyana | 116 | 1:6,571 | 1,108 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 101 | 1:13,505 | 1,763 |
| Liberia | 78 | 1:56,520 | 4,977 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Ireland | 49 | 1:96,101 | 5,242 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Nicaragua | 15 | 1:401,406 | 3,386 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Saint Lucia | 13 | 1:13,752 | 1,221 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 262 | 1:16,908 | 2,082 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,146 | 1:7,748 | 1,192 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:55,869 | 3,649 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:54,083 | 2,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,776 | 1:5,137 | 646 |
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.
Wiggin’s (Son), Wiggin’s Son v. Wiggin.
(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.
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.).
Wiggins Demographics
Average Wiggins Salary in
United States
$39,421 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wiggins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiggins Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wiggins is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wiggins click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiggins? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wiggins is the 7,105th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 91,211 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 763,528th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 146 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 66,045 people, or 1 in 5,488. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiggins last name expanded 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,028 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wiggins Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wiggins surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wiggins last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.06% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiggins | 93 | 5 | / |
| Weiggins | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wiggiens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wigins | 92 | 22 | / |
| Wiggns | 92 | 14 | / |
| D'Wiggins | 88 | 1 | / |
| Biggins | 86 | 4,928 | / |
| Wiggens | 86 | 192 | / |
| Widgins | 86 | 42 | / |
| Viggins | 86 | 19 | / |
| Wiggims | 86 | 9 | / |
| Weggins | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wighins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuggins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wyggins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Witgins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wigzins | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weigins | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wiegins | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wigginsová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Huiggins | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wigguims | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiggenss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wigens | 77 | 92 | / |
| Vigins | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bigins | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wegins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Biggns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wygins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beggins | 71 | 174 | / |
| Biggens | 71 | 38 | / |
| Widzins | 71 | 33 | / |
| Witgens | 71 | 19 | / |
| Weigens | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wißgens | 71 | 6 | / |
| Widgens | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wiguens | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weggens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wizzins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiegens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wisgens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wittgens | 67 | 177 | / |
| Wissgens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weggemns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vigns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wisns | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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