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

Piggee, 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 Piggee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Piggee in America

Piggee is the 31068th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Piggee surname appeared 747 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 Piggee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Piggee 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 Piggee

The surname Piggee has its roots in England, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old English words "picga" or "pigga," which referred to a small enclosure or a fold for pigs. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname for someone who tended to pigs or worked in a piggery.

Early records indicate that the name was primarily found in the counties of Dorset and Somerset in the southwest of England. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name dates back to the Pipe Rolls of 1195, where a Richard Pigge is mentioned.

In the 13th century, the Piggee surname appeared in the Hundred Rolls, a census-like record from 1273. This document listed several individuals with variations of the name, such as William Pigge from Somerset and Robert Pigge from Oxfordshire.

During the 14th century, the surname was also found in various taxation records, such as the Lay Subsidy Rolls. One notable entry from 1327 mentions a John Pigge from Dorset, who was likely a landowner or a taxpayer at the time.

As for notable individuals with the Piggee surname, one of the earliest was Sir Thomas Pigge (c. 1390-1460), a Member of Parliament for Somerset during the reigns of Henry V and Henry VI. Another was William Piggee (c. 1550-1626), an English clergyman and author who published works on theology and religious controversies.

In the 17th century, the Piggee surname gained further prominence with the birth of Sir Robert Piggott (1619-1686), a prominent English lawyer and judge who served as a Baron of the Exchequer during the reign of Charles II.

During the 18th century, the name was represented by individuals such as Thomas Piggee (1701-1775), a renowned English architect who designed several notable buildings, including the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford.

Moving into the 19th century, one notable figure was James Piggee (1827-1901), a British artist and painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting rural life in England.

Throughout its history, the Piggee surname has also had various spelling variations, including Pigge, Pyggee, Piggott, and Piggott, reflecting the regional dialects and scribal practices of different areas in England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Piggee

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

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

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