How common is the surname Riggin?

1,815 people in the United States had the surname Riggin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,108 Americans. It ranked 15,995th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Riggin?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Riggin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Riggin?

Aileen Riggin, American diver, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist (1906–2002).

Where is the surname Riggin most common?

Wikidata records people named Riggin in the United States.

Is the surname Riggin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,815 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Riggin

A surname, carried by 1,815 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Riggin 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 1,815 people named Riggin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,108 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,712.

#15,995

rank among US surnames

1,815

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #15,670)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,995	Strope	1,815	170,108
#16,004	Portnoy	1,814	170,202

Who is named Riggin

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

91% of people named Riggin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Riggins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Aileen Riggin
American diver, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist (1906–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Riggin

Riggin has the Soundex code R250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R250.

Questions

How common is the surname Riggin?: 1,815 people in the United States had the surname Riggin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,108 Americans. It ranked 15,995th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Riggin?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Riggin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Riggin?: Aileen Riggin, American diver, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist (1906–2002).
Where is the surname Riggin most common?: Wikidata records people named Riggin in the United States.
Is the surname Riggin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,815 in 2010, up 6.0%.