Wigley Surname

55,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Wigley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wigley,' i.e. the meadow that belonged to Wigg (q.v). I cannot find the spot, but it is manifest that it must first be looked for in Derbyshire.

John de Wyggeley, Derbyshire, 30 Edward.

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Wigley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1711:86,9009,796
England2,9381:18,9652,718
Australia1,0711:25,2063,436
Wales3281:9,4351,034
Canada1971:187,03318,476
New Zealand1601:28,3024,948
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Saint Kitts and Nevis461:1,200219
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
France101:6,642,272293,169
Panama91:434,6958,518
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Anguilla71:1,919182
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7091:14,2632,133
Wales1741:9,014554
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4901:102,48710,363

Wigley (44) may also be a first name.

Wigley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wigley,' i.e. the meadow that belonged to Wigg (q.v). I cannot find the spot, but it is manifest that it must first be looked for in Derbyshire.

John de Wyggeley, Derbyshire, 30 Edward.

1601. Edmund Wigley, Derbyshire, pleb.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1793. Married — Joseph Wigley and Mary Heath: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Be), to Wigley (Derbysh.), 13th cent. Wyggeley, Anglo-Saxon *Wig(g)an- leáh = WiG(G)A's Lea [Wig(g)an~, genit. of Wig(g)a: v. Wlgg + Old English leáh (Middle English ley), a meadow] 2 belonging to Wigley (Hants), Anglo-Saxon Wicleáh ('Dipl. Angl.’, p. 495) = the Wick-Lea [v. under Wick; and + Old English leáh, a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in the parish of Eling, co. Hants.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hampshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wigley: The Wigleys are now found in the Ashbourn district. Richard Wiglie was a copyholder of Bonsall in the reign of James I. (G.), and his name still occurs in the district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wigley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigley is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,336th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 793,677 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Wigley reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wigley is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 44 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,171 people, or 1 in 86,900. In The United States Wigley is most numerous in: Georgia, where 22 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and Mississippi, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Wigley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wigley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wigley surname grew 851 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wigley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wigley surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wigley are 21.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wigley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 162.31% more than the national average, earning R 623,340 per year; in United States they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $41,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $54,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weigley92142/
Wiggley92102/
Wiegley9223/
Wuigley922/
Wigleys921/
Wighley921/
Woigley920/
Waigley920/
Whigley920/
Wigle911,506/
Wigly913/
Weighley8640/
Bigley834,216/
Weigle833,313/
Wegley83439/
Wiggle83207/
Wiegle8352/
Weigly8340/
Wiggly8326/
Waigle8318/
Vigley832/
Wiglay831/
Wiglys831/
Wiegly830/
Wiglie830/
Whigle830/
Whigly830/
Wiogle830/
Wiglei830/
Weigele77917/
Weagley77306/
Biggley77123/
Bighley7764/
Buigley7746/
Beigley7718/
Weiglet776/
Weigely772/
Wiglles771/
Whegley771/
Weigles771/
Vuigley771/
Baigley770/
Weiggle770/
Weighle770/
Whingle770/
Weighly770/
Weingle770/
Wygle73524/
Bigle7374/
Wegle7322/
Vigle7311/
Wegly734/
Wägle732/
Wugle730/
Beighley711,106/
Wheagley711/
Beiglley711/
Waigelle710/
Vuighley710/
Weiggele710/
Begley6717,929/
Weagle67870/
Beigle67220/
Wiggli67138/
Weagly6778/
Biglay6769/
Biggle6768/
Whygle6758/
Veigle6746/
Vigler6745/
Wägler6728/
Vaigle6720/
Baigle6719/
Huigle6715/
Viglay6714/
Weigla6710/
Vigles677/
Viegle675/
Waigla673/
Vegley673/
Weegle673/
Biglea672/
Wesgle671/
Wyglyd671/
Beighlley671/
Biglei671/
Vighle671/
Wiegla671/
Biglly671/
Waigli670/
Wyggle670/
Viegly670/
Boigle670/
Bighle670/
Biglee670/
Weggle670/
Biggly670/
Weugle670/
Buigle670/
Voigle670/

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Footnotes

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