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

Driggins, 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 Driggins surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Driggins in America

Driggins is the 96799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Driggins surname appeared 188 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 Driggins.

We can also compare 2010 data for Driggins 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 Driggins

The surname Driggins is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period, specifically in the region of East Anglia. It is thought to be a locational name derived from the Old English words "drig" meaning dry and "ing" meaning a meadow or pasture, referring to a dry meadow or dry field.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Feet of Fines for Suffolk, a legal record from 1286, which mentions a John de Driggyng. This suggests that the name may have initially been spelled with a double 'g' before evolving into its modern form.

In the 14th century, the Driggins surname appears in various tax rolls and manorial records from the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, indicating that the name was well-established in the region by that time.

A notable early bearer of the name was John Driggins, a merchant from Norwich who was recorded in the city's customs records in the late 15th century. Another early example is William Driggins, a landowner from Ipswich mentioned in the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1524.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Driggins surname can be found in various parish registers and court records across East Anglia, with some families also migrating to other parts of England, such as London and the surrounding counties.

One notable figure from this period was Thomas Driggins, a Puritan minister who served as the vicar of Stratton in Norfolk from 1620 until his death in 1658. Another was Richard Driggins, a merchant adventurer who was involved in the early English trade with the East Indies in the late 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Driggins name continued to be well-represented in various records from East Anglia, with some families also settling in other regions of England, such as Yorkshire and the West Midlands.

During this time, one notable individual was Samuel Driggins, a wealthy landowner and magistrate from Suffolk who lived from 1705 to 1782. Another was John Driggins, a renowned landscape architect and garden designer who designed several prominent estates in Norfolk and Suffolk in the late 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Driggins

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

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 Driggins 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 Driggins 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 Driggins was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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