How common is the surname Liggins?

3,827 people in the United States had the surname Liggins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. It ranked 8,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Liggins?

DeAndre Liggins, American basketball player (born 1988).

Where is the surname Liggins most common?

Wikidata records people named Liggins in the United States.

Is the surname Liggins getting more or less common?

More common. 3,468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,827 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Liggins

A surname, carried by 3,827 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Liggins is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,827 people named Liggins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,468.

#8,602

rank among US surnames

3,827

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+10.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,723)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,597	Alter	3,830	80,612
#8,598	Dowden	3,829	80,633
#8,599	Neale	3,828	80,655
#8,602	Liggins	3,827	80,676

Who is named Liggins

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

85% of people named Liggins identified as Black (not Hispanic), 6.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Two or more races 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ligginss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

DeAndre Liggins
American basketball player (born 1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Liggins

Loggins

Liggins has the Soundex code L252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L252.

Questions

How common is the surname Liggins?: 3,827 people in the United States had the surname Liggins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. It ranked 8,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Liggins?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Liggins identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Liggins?: DeAndre Liggins, American basketball player (born 1988).
Where is the surname Liggins most common?: Wikidata records people named Liggins in the United States.
Is the surname Liggins getting more or less common?: More common. 3,468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,827 in 2010, up 10%.