# Riggs (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 34,506 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,011 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,948 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (33,868 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Riggs 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Riggs in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Riggs

- Chandler Riggs, American actor
- Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (1918–1995)
- Ransom Riggs, American writer and filmmaker
- Derek Riggs, British artist
- Elmer S. Riggs, American paleontologist (1869–1963)
- Seth Riggs, American vocal coach
- John Mankey Riggs, American dentist (1811-1885)
- Marlon Riggs, American filmmaker (1957–1994)
- Joe Riggs, American martial artist
- Elias Riggs, American missionary (1810–1901)
- Scott Riggs, American racing driver

## Similar surnames

Rios, Ries, Rigg, Riggio, Reyes, Ruiz, Ross, Rose, Rice, Reese, Rocha, Rich.

## 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.