# Biggs (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/biggs/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,641 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,581 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,637 people |
| Change since 2000 | 0.0% (22,634 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɪɡz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Biggs in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Biggs in the United States and Belgium.

## People named Biggs

- Jason Biggs, American actor
- Richard Biggs, American actor (1960-2004)
- Tyrell Biggs, American boxer
- Andy Biggs, American politician (born 1958)
- E. Power Biggs, British-born American concert organist and recording artist (1906-1977)
- Casey Biggs, American actor
- Sheri Biggs, American politician (born 1970)
- Ralph Biggs, American basketball player
- Benjamin T. Biggs, American politician (1821–1893)

## Similar surnames

Boggs, Beggs, Buggs, Baggs, Bias, Bies, Biss, Beck, Bush, Bass, Buck, Baez.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.