How common is the surname Riggs?

34,506 people in the United States had the surname Riggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,948 Americans. It ranked 1,011th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Riggs?

Chandler Riggs, American actor, followed by Bobby Riggs.

Where is the surname Riggs most common?

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

Is the surname Riggs getting more or less common?

More common. 33,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,506 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Riggs

A surname, carried by 34,506 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Riggs is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 34,506 people named Riggs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,948 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 33,868.

#1,011

rank among US surnames

34,506

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #947)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,002	Galloway	34,909	8,844
#1,003	Bray	34,906	8,845
#1,004	Nieves	34,896	8,848
#1,005	Petty	34,882	8,851
#1,006	McGrath	34,871	8,854
#1,007	Kaufman	34,844	8,861
#1,008	Holden	34,824	8,866

Who is named Riggs

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

88% of people named Riggs identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Riggss

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chandler Riggs
American actor, born 1999
Bobby Riggs
American tennis player (1918–1995)
Ransom Riggs
American writer and filmmaker, born 1979
Derek Riggs
British artist, born 1958
Elmer S. Riggs
American paleontologist (1869–1963)
Seth Riggs
American vocal coach, born 1930
John Mankey Riggs
American dentist (1811-1885)
Marlon Riggs
American filmmaker (1957–1994)
Joe Riggs
American martial artist, born 1982
Elias Riggs
American missionary (1810–1901)
Scott Riggs
American racing driver, born 1971

Notable Riggss come mostly from the United States (10) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Riggs

Riggs has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

How common is the surname Riggs?: 34,506 people in the United States had the surname Riggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,948 Americans. It ranked 1,011th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Riggs?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Riggs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Riggs?: Chandler Riggs, American actor, followed by Bobby Riggs.
Where is the surname Riggs most common?: Wikidata records people named Riggs in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Riggs getting more or less common?: More common. 33,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,506 in 2010, up 1.9%.