Find out how popular the last name Biggie is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Biggie.

Biggie, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Biggie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Biggie in America

Biggie is the 59171st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Biggie surname appeared 342 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Biggie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Biggie to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Biggie

The surname "BIGGIE" is of English origin and dates back to the late 13th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old English word "big" or "bigge," meaning "big" or "large," and was likely used as a descriptive nickname for a person of large stature or size.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, which mentions a William Bigge. The surname also appears in various historical records from the 14th and 15th centuries, such as the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire and the Hearth Tax Rolls of Lincolnshire.

The name "BIGGIE" has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was John Bigge (c. 1350-1415), an English lawyer and member of Parliament. Another notable figure was Ralph Bigge (1629-1713), an English landowner and Justice of the Peace in Northumberland.

In the 18th century, the surname gained prominence with the birth of Matthew Bigge (1762-1844), a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the Commissioner of Inquiry into the state of the colony of New South Wales in Australia.

The 19th century saw the rise of Sir Lewis Bigge (1835-1909), a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as the Chief Secretary of Malta and later as the Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man.

In more recent times, the surname "BIGGIE" has been associated with the American rapper Christopher Wallace (1972-1997), better known by his stage name "The Notorious B.I.G." or "Biggie Smalls," who was a prominent figure in the East Coast hip-hop scene of the 1990s.

The name "BIGGIE" has also been linked to various place names throughout England, such as Biggin Hill in Kent and Biggin in Derbyshire, which may have influenced the development and spread of the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Biggie

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Biggie.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Biggie was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Biggie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Biggie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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