Wiggles Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Wiggles Surname Definition:

An ancient personal name, corresponding with a Frisian name still existing as Wiggele. Ferguson. Wigglesworth, in Yorkshire, means the estate of Wiggle.

Wiggles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wiggles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient personal name, corresponding with a Frisian name still existing as Wiggele. Ferguson. Wigglesworth, in Yorkshire, means the estate of Wiggle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wiggles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiggles occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiggles? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiggles is the 2,168,711th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Wiggles is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Wiggles live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 58 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Wiggles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiggles has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiggles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiggles surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Wiggles earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $41,539 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigles923/
Biggles8690/
Wiggels862/
Wiglles861/
Weigles861/
Wigleys861/
Weingles8010/
Wiggills801/
Bigles7751/
Vigles777/
Weigls771/
Wugles771/
Wiglys771/
Wiegels71195/
Whygles7117/
Biggels712/
Buigles711/
Whugles711/
Weigels711/
Beigles711/
Bigleys710/
Weigils710/
Wighels710/
Vigilles671/
Beighles670/

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