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The surname Figgs

A surname, carried by 1,166 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F200

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Figgs is more common than 86.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,166 people named Figgs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,088.

#22,158
rank among US surnames
1,166
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+7.2%
change since 2000 (was #22,164)

Who is named Figgs

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

50% of people named Figgs identified as Black (not Hispanic), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • Black (not Hispanic) 50%
  • White (not Hispanic) 45%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
  • Two or more races 1.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Figgs

Figgs has the Soundex code F200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F200.

Questions

How common is the surname Figgs?
1,166 people in the United States had the surname Figgs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 264,790 Americans. It ranked 22,158th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Figgs?
In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Figgs identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Figgs getting more or less common?
More common. 1,088 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,166 in 2010, up 7.2%.