How common is the surname Figgins?

1,808 people in the United States had the surname Figgins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,766 Americans. It ranked 16,041st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Figgins getting more or less common?

More common. 1,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,808 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Figgins

A surname, carried by 1,808 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Figgins is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,808 people named Figgins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,766 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,735.

#16,041

rank among US surnames

1,808

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,490)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,041	Bark	1,808	170,766
#16,049	Fritsche	1,807	170,861

Who is named Figgins

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

79% of people named Figgins identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Figgins?: 1,808 people in the United States had the surname Figgins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,766 Americans. It ranked 16,041st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Figgins?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Figgins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Figgins getting more or less common?: More common. 1,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,808 in 2010, up 4.2%.