Biggin is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Biggin
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: A common termination of local names in the northern counties and in Scotland, as Dowbiggin, Newbiggin. It means a house of a large size, as opposed to a cottage, a building; from A. S. byggan, to build. In Scotland biggin is sometimes used to designate small buildings on the banks of rivers. &c., in which night lights are placed to prevent vessels from mistaking their course.

How popular is Biggin?

Biggin is common in England.

Biggin is ranked 186502 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Biggins plummeted by 1.477833 per cent to 200 since 2000 and slipped by 6338 spots and ranked at 91981. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93 95.57
Biggin is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Wallis and Futuna. Around 1890 people have been found who wears Biggin as their family name. Biggin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
46,707 New Zealand5
108,034 Italy3
9,097 Wales3
24,766 Scotland2
19,533 Uruguay1
277,603 France1
7,895 South Korea1
36,678 Singapore1
168 Wallis and Futuna1
53,505 Turkey1
Countries with hundreds of Biggin:
8,425 Australia336
14,202 Canada265
90,038 United States257
Countries with thousands of Biggin:
6,905 England1,006

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Elizth. Biggin was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 28, 1846. She lived in Great Britain where she worked as farmer and took Siddons from Liverpool. Margery Biggin (18) Farmer, Maid Bridget Biggin, Rose Biggin, aged 18, Goldbeater Patrick Biggin, Patk. Biggin (35) Workman, 15 years old Mary Biggin, Matthew Biggin (10), 14 years old Catharine Biggin, and 12 other Biggin majority of whom were farmer and others worked as servant and workman migrated to US.

Biggin Namesakes

  • Becki Biggins, Musical Artist
  • Carlo Alberto Biggini, Italian Politician
  • Christopher Biggins, Actor
  • Jonathan Biggins, Actor
  • Alan Biggins, Actor
  • Christopher Biggins, Actor
  • Wayne Biggins, Soccer player
  • Jonathan Biggins, Actor

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