How common is the surname Bigler?

4,013 people in the United States had the surname Bigler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,936 Americans. It ranked 8,254th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bigler?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bigler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bigler?

William Bigler, American politician (1814-1880).

Where is the surname Bigler most common?

Wikidata records people named Bigler in the United States.

Is the surname Bigler getting more or less common?

More common. 3,793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,013 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Bigler

A surname, carried by 4,013 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bigler is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,013 people named Bigler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,936 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,793.

#8,254

rank among US surnames

4,013

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,058)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,249	Prickett	4,016	76,879
#8,250	Edison	4,015	76,898
#8,253	Borland	4,014	76,917
#8,254	Murphey	4,013	76,936
#8,259	Piercy	4,012	76,956

Who is named Bigler

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

95% of people named Bigler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Biglers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Bigler
American politician (1814-1880)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bigler

Bixler

Bigler has the Soundex code B246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B246.

Questions

How common is the surname Bigler?: 4,013 people in the United States had the surname Bigler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,936 Americans. It ranked 8,254th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bigler?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bigler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bigler?: William Bigler, American politician (1814-1880).
Where is the surname Bigler most common?: Wikidata records people named Bigler in the United States.
Is the surname Bigler getting more or less common?: More common. 3,793 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,013 in 2010, up 5.8%.