Last Name WIGGIN

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 14,438 (2000 US census) 12,918 (1990 US census)
Count 1,897 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.72%, or 1702 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 7.43%, or 141 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.42%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.26%, or 5 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.27%, or 24 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.9%, or 17 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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