How common is the surname Twigg?

3,219 people in the United States had the surname Twigg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,913 Americans. It ranked 10,015th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Twigg?

Rebecca Twigg, American racing cyclist.

Where is the surname Twigg most common?

Wikidata records people named Twigg in the United States.

Is the surname Twigg getting more or less common?

More common. 3,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,219 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Twigg

A surname, carried by 3,219 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Twigg is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,219 people named Twigg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,913 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,120.

#10,015

rank among US surnames

3,219

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,559)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,006	Cortinas	3,222	95,824
#10,011	Frawley	3,221	95,854
#10,013	Eisele	3,220	95,884
#10,015	Ducote	3,219	95,913
#10,019	Billman	3,218	95,943
#10,021	Meltzer	3,216	96,003
#10,023	Baynes	3,215	96,033

Who is named Twigg

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

94% of people named Twigg identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Twiggs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rebecca Twigg
American racing cyclist, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Twigg

Twiggs

Twigg has the Soundex code T200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T200.

Questions

How common is the surname Twigg?: 3,219 people in the United States had the surname Twigg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,913 Americans. It ranked 10,015th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Twigg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Twigg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Twigg?: Rebecca Twigg, American racing cyclist.
Where is the surname Twigg most common?: Wikidata records people named Twigg in the United States.
Is the surname Twigg getting more or less common?: More common. 3,120 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,219 in 2010, up 3.2%.