Riggins is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Riggins
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Riggins is a form of Riggs. Dweller at a ridge or range of hills; one who came from the lands of Rigg, in East Lothian.

Riggins is the form of Rigg. Rigg is the medival spelling of Ridge.

How popular is Riggins?

Riggins is common in United States, Canada.

Riggins is ranked 35506 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Riggins bearers increased by 7.32 per cent in 2010 US census to 12218 since 2000, the surname slipped by 42 spots and ranked at 2934. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 51.29 54.99
Black 42.46 40.74
Others 2.72 1.99
Hispanic or Latino 2.55 1.51
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.43 0.26
Riggins is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 14890 people have been found who wears Riggins as their family name. Riggins is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Riggins:
3,117 United States14,610
Countries with hundreds of Riggins:
24,352 Canada143
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,168 Scotland34
78,001 England28
213,815 Germany13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
116,751 Australia9
30,726 Qatar9
167,054 South Africa8

Riggins Namesakes

  • John Riggins, former American football running back
  • Karriem Riggins, American jazz drummer, hip hop producer
  • Reno Riggins, American professional wrestler

Riggins Namesakes

  • John Riggins, former American football running back
  • Karriem Riggins, American jazz drummer, hip hop producer
  • Reno Riggins, American professional wrestler

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