Last Name WIGGAN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Wigand. This personal name has made a deep impression upon English nomenclature, and just as Stigand became Stiggin and Stiggins, so Wigand became Wiggin and Wiggins. As regards Wigan, this has in some cases a local parentage.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 71,143 (2000 US census) 66,481 (1990 US census)
Count 256 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 3.91%, or 10 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 86.33%, or 221 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 7.03%, or 18 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.95%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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