Tiggs

Tiggs Meaning & Origin

About Tiggs
The surname Tiggs is of English origin and is believed to be a variant of the name Tighe, which itself is derived from the Old Norse name Tóki. The name Tiggs is primarily found in the West Midlands region of England. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally derived from the given name of an ancestor, indicating that the family was descended from someone named Tóki or Tighe.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tiggs: 758
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 30,735
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.26

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

Ranking information for the surname Tiggs is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKS
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T IH1 G Z
🌐 IPA
/tɪgz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tiggs in Braille

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

The name Tiggs in braille

How to sign the name Tiggs using Sign Language

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

The name Tiggs in sign language

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