How common is the surname Wiggs?

3,608 people in the United States had the surname Wiggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,572 Americans. It ranked 9,058th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Wiggs getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,683 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,608 in 2010, down 2.0%.

The surname Wiggs

A surname, carried by 3,608 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex W200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wiggs is more common than 94.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,608 people named Wiggs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,572 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,683.

#9,058

rank among US surnames

3,608

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

-2%

change since 2000 (was #8,273)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,050	Linehan	3,610	85,525
#9,054	Borjas	3,609	85,549
#9,058	Wiggs	3,608	85,572
#9,061	Snavely	3,607	85,596
#9,064	Persons	3,606	85,620
#9,066	Lindo	3,605	85,644

Who is named Wiggs

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

75% of people named Wiggs identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Wiggs?: 3,608 people in the United States had the surname Wiggs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,572 Americans. It ranked 9,058th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wiggs?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Wiggs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Wiggs getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,683 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,608 in 2010, down 2.0%.