Wiggs Surname
Approximately 5,948 people bear this surname
Wiggs Surname Definition:
Wigg’s (Son): v. Wigg.
Wiggs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,369 | 1:67,510 | 7,853 |
| England | 379 | 1:147,013 | 14,138 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 203 | 1:120,076 | 11,454 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 663 | 1:75,745 | 8,050 |
Wiggs (18) may also be a first name.
Wiggs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Wigg’s (Son): v. Wigg.
An old personal name. Wig occurs in the ancestry of Cerdic, king of the West Saxons, and Wiga is found in the Domesday of Yorkshire. Hence perhaps Wigson, Wigget, Wiggin, &c.
The genitive form of Wigg.
1. From Old German wig, strong, warlike, a soldier, &c.; Anglo-Saxon wig war, wiga warrior; Old Norse vig war, vigr warlike. Wig, says Lower, occurs in the ancestry of Cerdic, king of the West Saxons; and Wiga is found in the Domesday of Yorkshire. 2. Same as Wick, Wicks, which see.
Wiggs Demographics
Average Male Wiggs Height
178.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wiggs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiggs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wiggs occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiggs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wiggs is the 81,634th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,225,209 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wiggs are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,369 people, or 1 in 67,510. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Wiggs is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Wiggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wiggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiggs surname grew 810 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wiggs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wiggs last name are 10.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wiggs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $42,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $52,916 CAD per year.
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