Wriggs Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wriggs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wriggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wriggs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wriggs is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wriggs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wriggs are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wriggs is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 50 percent reside and Oregon, where 50 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent reside.

Wriggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wriggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wriggs last name fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wriggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wriggs last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrigg91221/
Wrigs910/
Briggs83134,453/
Vriggs831/
Whrigs830/
Wrigst830/
Wrig8026/
Briggss7711/
Brigggs778/
Broiggs772/
Briggsh772/
Braiggs771/
Brigg73903/
Wregg73114/
Wrigh73111/
Brigs7369/
Wrisk7363/
Wrieg7316/
Wrixs731/
Wrigk731/
Wriks731/
Whrig731/
Wregs730/
D'Briggs711/
Wricks6762/
Brigss6755/
Breggs6725/
Wrihgt677/
Wraigh672/
Vriggz671/
Wårygg671/
Bryggs671/
Wrigtt671/
Braigg671/
Brigsx671/
Briggz671/
Wrigkt671/
Briggh670/
Wreigh670/
Whrigt670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wriggs
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