Biggs is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Biggs
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

A pre-Domesday personal name, Biga. The officer who provided carriages for the king was called a Biga-probably with some reference to the Lat. biga, a two-horse chariot.

The large, tall bulky or proud man; the mighty, powerful man; descendant of Bicca meaning "thick or big".

The lastname is a form of Bigg. A pre-Domesday personal name, Biga. The officer who provided carriages for the king was called a Biga-probably with some reference to the Lat. biga, a two-horse chariot.

How popular is Biggs?

Biggs is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Jamaica, New Zealand, Wales, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Scotland.

Biggs is ranked 10785 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Biggs bearers increased by 0.03 per cent in 2010 US census to 22641 since 2000, the surname slipped by 133 spots and ranked at 1581. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.54 82.69
Black 12.89 13.23
Hispanic or Latino 2.6 1.67
Others 1.83 1.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0.29
Biggs is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 52161 person has been found who wears Biggs as their family name. Biggs is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Biggs:
1,461 United States30,843
782 England10,090
Countries with thousands of Biggs:
1,054 Australia3,771
2,586 Canada2,017
4,583 South Africa1,516
388 Jamaica1,161
Countries with hundreds of Biggs:
945 New Zealand791
645 Wales536
17,726 Saudi Arabia239
12,676 Malaysia135
4,115 Scotland116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,593 Chile84
5,897 Dominican Republic69
2,676 Panama68
4,518 Ireland64
90,271 Nigeria62
33,492 Spain57
3,411 Northern Ireland53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
142,161 France45
219,200 Thailand41
6,278 Singapore39
134,833 Germany29
12,265 Portugal28
92,783 Argentina24
35,569 Mexico16
36,405 Switzerland16
32 Falkland Islands15
295,035 Brazil13
1,357 United States Virgin Islands12
1,718 Jersey12
1,618 Isle of Man11
6,554 China11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
479 Samoa9
11,581 Ghana9
20,027 Ecuador9
993 South Korea9
436,635 Russia8
90,587 Sweden8
101,897 Papua New Guinea8
3,029 Guam8
94,797 Netherlands7
1,286 Bermuda7
97,842 Czechia7
6,792 Guatemala6
41,832 Finland6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer Nancy Biggs from Ireland aboard the Arabian from Belfast during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 19 years old when she arrived in USA on November 8, 1848. Robert Biggs (33) Tailoress, Anne Biggs (31) Immigrant, Ml. Biggs, aged 10, Immigrant Thomas Biggs, 24 years old John Biggs, Teresa Biggs (20) Immigrant, 26 years old Mary Biggs, Immigrant Elizh. Biggs, and 7 other Biggs around 37.5% of whom were workman while others worked as tailoress migrated to US.

Biggs Namesakes

  • Margaret Biggs, popular and collectible exponent of the girls' School story
  • John H. Biggs, director of The Boeing Company and the National Bureau of Economic Research as well as a trustee of Washington University
  • John B. Biggs, Australian educational psychologist and novelist
  • Marion Biggs, United States Representative from Missouri
  • Emma Biggs, London-based mosaic artist and author of a number of standard textbooks on contemporary mosaic practice
  • Tom Biggs, retired rugby union footballer
  • Hermann Biggs, American physician and pioneer
  • Murder of Gregory Glen Biggs, On October 26, 2001
  • E. Power Biggs, British-born American concert organist and recording artist
  • Ronnie Biggs, was one of the men
  • Jason Biggs, American actor and comedian best
  • Asa Biggs, North Carolina politician
  • Richard Biggs, American television and stage actor
  • Tyrell Biggs, American former professional boxer
  • James Crawford Biggs, American lawyer and politician, born in Oxford
  • Benjamin T. Biggs, American farmer and politician
  • Casey Biggs, American actor
  • Verlon Biggs, American football defensive end
  • Barry Biggs, Jamaican reggae singer, best known
  • Barton Biggs, money manager whose attention to emerging markets marked him as one of the world's first and foremost global investment strategists
  • Barbara Biggs, Australian journalist, social commentator
  • Andrew Biggs, Australian author and television personality
  • Frank Campbell Biggs, United Farmers of Ontario member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • Don Biggs, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player

Biggs Namesakes

  • Margaret Biggs, popular and collectible exponent of the girls' School story
  • John H. Biggs, director of The Boeing Company and the National Bureau of Economic Research as well as a trustee of Washington University
  • John B. Biggs, Australian educational psychologist and novelist
  • Marion Biggs, United States Representative from Missouri
  • Emma Biggs, London-based mosaic artist and author of a number of standard textbooks on contemporary mosaic practice
  • Tom Biggs, retired rugby union footballer
  • Hermann Biggs, American physician and pioneer
  • Murder of Gregory Glen Biggs, On October 26, 2001
  • E. Power Biggs, British-born American concert organist and recording artist
  • Ronnie Biggs, was one of the men
  • Jason Biggs, American actor and comedian best
  • Asa Biggs, North Carolina politician
  • Richard Biggs, American television and stage actor
  • Tyrell Biggs, American former professional boxer
  • James Crawford Biggs, American lawyer and politician, born in Oxford
  • Benjamin T. Biggs, American farmer and politician
  • Casey Biggs, American actor
  • Verlon Biggs, American football defensive end
  • Barry Biggs, Jamaican reggae singer, best known
  • Barton Biggs, money manager whose attention to emerging markets marked him as one of the world's first and foremost global investment strategists
  • Barbara Biggs, Australian journalist, social commentator
  • Andrew Biggs, Australian author and television personality
  • Frank Campbell Biggs, United Farmers of Ontario member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • Don Biggs, Canadian retired professional ice hockey player

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