How common is the surname Biggs?

22,641 people in the United States had the surname Biggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,637 Americans. It ranked 1,581st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Biggs?

Jason Biggs, American actor, followed by Richard Biggs.

Where is the surname Biggs most common?

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

How do you pronounce Biggs?

Biggs is /bɪɡz/, one syllable.

Is the surname Biggs getting more or less common?

About as common. 22,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,641 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname Biggs

A surname, carried by 22,641 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bɪɡz/ 1 syllable Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Biggs is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,641 people named Biggs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,637 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 22,634.

#1,581

rank among US surnames

22,641

people in 2010

7.7

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #1,448)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,572	Rodriquez	22,892	13,487
#1,573	Arrington	22,840	13,518
#1,574	Goins	22,837	13,520
#1,575	Whaley	22,833	13,522
#1,576	Esposito	22,789	13,548
#1,577	Neff	22,764	13,563
#1,578	Mead	22,727	13,585

Who is named Biggs

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

82% of people named Biggs identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Biggss

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Biggs
American actor, born 1978
Richard Biggs
American actor (1960-2004)
Tyrell Biggs
American boxer, born 1960
Andy Biggs
American politician (born 1958)
E. Power Biggs
British-born American concert organist and recording artist (1906-1977)
Casey Biggs
American actor, born 1955
Sheri Biggs
American politician (born 1970)
Ralph Biggs
American basketball player, born 1976
Benjamin T. Biggs
American politician (1821–1893)

Notable Biggss come mostly from the United States (8) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Biggs

Biggs has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Questions

How common is the surname Biggs?: 22,641 people in the United States had the surname Biggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,637 Americans. It ranked 1,581st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Biggs?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Biggs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Biggs?: Jason Biggs, American actor, followed by Richard Biggs.
Where is the surname Biggs most common?: Wikidata records people named Biggs in the United States and Belgium.
How do you pronounce Biggs?: Biggs is /bɪɡz/, one syllable.
Is the surname Biggs getting more or less common?: About as common. 22,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,641 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.