Diggles

Diggles Meaning & Origin

About Diggles
The surname Diggles is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "dicgels," meaning "ditch" or "dike." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone who worked as a ditcher or digger of ditches. The name may have also been given to someone who lived near a ditch or had some association with ditches in their locality.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Diggles is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Diggles: 280
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,996
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Diggles based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKLS
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D02402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D IH1 G AH0 L Z
🌐 IPA
/diggles*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKLS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D242

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Diggles in Braille

Here's how to represent Diggles in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Diggles in braille

How to sign the name Diggles using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Diggles using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Diggles in sign language

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