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    The surname Digby

    An English place surname, carried by 1,475 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdɪɡ.bi/ 2 syllables Soundex D210 Also a first name

    Digby: #18,648 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Digby #18,648, 1,475 people Digby: #18,648 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Digby #18,648, 1,475 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Digby is more common than 88.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).

    Digby is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,475 people named Digby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,319 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,411.

    #18,648
    rank among US surnames
    1,475
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.5%
    change since 2000 (was #18,188)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,640Nees1,476209,177
    #18,648Spafford1,475209,319

    Who is named Digby

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

    80% of people named Digby identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Two or more races 2.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Digbys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jane Digby
      British aristocrat, 1807–1881
    • Pamela Harriman
      American diplomat (1920-1997)

    Notable Digbys come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Digby come from?
    From Old English dīc (“dyke”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). The town in Nova Scotia is named after admiral Robert Digby (1732 - 1815).
    How common is the surname Digby?
    1,475 people in the United States had the surname Digby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,319 Americans. It ranked 18,648th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Digby?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Digby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Digby?
    Jane Digby, British aristocrat, followed by Pamela Harriman.
    Where is the surname Digby most common?
    Wikidata records people named Digby in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Digby?
    Digby is /ˈdɪɡ.bi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Digby?
    Digby is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Digby getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,411 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,475 in 2010, up 4.5%.
    Is Digby also a first name?
    Yes. Digby is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.