How common is the surname Biggers?

4,792 people in the United States had the surname Biggers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,429 Americans. It ranked 6,993rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Biggers?

Earl Derr Biggers, American novelist and playwright (1884–1933).

Where is the surname Biggers most common?

Wikidata records people named Biggers in the United States.

Is the surname Biggers getting more or less common?

More common. 4,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,792 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Biggers

A surname, carried by 4,792 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Biggers is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,792 people named Biggers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,429 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,609.

#6,993

rank among US surnames

4,792

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #6,740)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,987	Sidhu	4,795	64,389
#6,988	Ewell	4,794	64,402
#6,989	Mowry	4,793	64,416
#6,993	O'Mara	4,792	64,429
#6,995	Gillispie	4,791	64,443

Who is named Biggers

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Biggers identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Biggerss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Earl Derr Biggers
American novelist and playwright (1884–1933)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Biggers

Biggers has the Soundex code B262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B262.

Questions

How common is the surname Biggers?: 4,792 people in the United States had the surname Biggers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,429 Americans. It ranked 6,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Biggers?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Biggers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Biggers?: Earl Derr Biggers, American novelist and playwright (1884–1933).
Where is the surname Biggers most common?: Wikidata records people named Biggers in the United States.
Is the surname Biggers getting more or less common?: More common. 4,609 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,792 in 2010, up 4.0%.