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

Triggs, 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 Triggs surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Triggs in America

Triggs is the 11669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Triggs surname appeared 2,687 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Triggs.

We can also compare 2010 data for Triggs 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 Triggs

The surname Triggs is believed to have originated in England, with its earliest known use dating back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English word "tricce," meaning "trickster" or "deceiver." In some records, the name is also spelled as "Trigge" or "Trig."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Triggs can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire from the year 1273, where a person named Roger Trigg is mentioned. The name is also present in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, listing a William Trigge.

The Triggs surname is closely associated with several place names in England, such as Trigg Minor in Cornwall and Triggehorne in Dorset. These place names may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname over time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name Triggs was John Triggs, a member of the Company of Merchant Adventurers in York, who was born around 1520 and died in 1587. Another prominent individual was Sir William Triggs, a landowner and magistrate from Hertfordshire, who lived from 1598 to 1672.

During the 17th century, the Triggs surname gained prominence in the English county of Devon. One of the most notable figures from this period was Sir Thomas Triggs, a wealthy merchant and politician who served as the Mayor of Plymouth in 1658. He was born in 1610 and died in 1685.

In the 18th century, the name Triggs appeared in various records, including the parish registers of St. Mary's Church in Nottingham, where a John Triggs was recorded as having been baptized in 1722. Additionally, a Richard Triggs, born in 1745, was a prominent figure in the textile industry in Yorkshire.

Another notable individual with the surname Triggs was Sir Henry Triggs, a military officer and explorer who served in the British East India Company during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in 1773 and is known for his expeditions and surveys in India and the surrounding regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Triggs

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

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

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