# Diggs (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,467 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,497 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,341 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.9% (13,405 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪɡz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Diggs 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) | 25% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Diggs in the United States.

## People named Diggs

- Daveed Diggs, American actor and rapper
- Taye Diggs, American actor
- Stefon Diggs, American football player (born 1993)
- Talitha Diggs, American athlete
- Trevon Diggs, American football player (born 1998)
- Charles Diggs, American politician (1922-1998)
- RZA, American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1969)
- Danielle Nicolet, actress

## Similar surnames

Daggs, Dias, Diaz, Duke, Dickey, Doss, Dick, Desai, Dees, Dix, Duque, Das.

## 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.