Explore the Family Name Bigness
The meaning of Bigness
1. Americanized form of French (or French Canadian) Bigonesse: apparently a derivative of Occitan bigon ‘forked hoe’. 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Norwegian Bygnes: habitational name from the farmstead Byggnes, a compound of bygg ‘barley’ and nes ‘promontory, headland’. History: The surname Bigonesse reportedly originated in Beaucaire (Gard) in France, but it has not survived in France. Most of the American descendants of Jean Bigonesse-Beaucaire (born in 1728 in Beaucaire, France, died in 1773 in QC) bear the surname Bigness, while in Canada the surname remained in its original form.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Bigness in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bigness saw a slight decrease in popularity ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from 58,130 to 58,876. However, the number of individuals with this surname increased in this period by 5.2%, bringing the count from 327 to 344. Nonetheless, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.12.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #58,130 | #58,876 | -1.28% |
| Count | 327 | 344 | 5.2% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bigness
In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Bigness identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a slight decrease from 94.19% to 91.57%. The proportion of those identifying as having two or more races saw an increase of 71.24%, moving from 1.53% to 2.62%. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic also rose from 2.14 to 2.62. Notably, the 2010 data showed individuals with this surname identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native for the first time, at 1.74%, while no one identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.19% | 91.57% | -2.78% |
| Two or More Races | 1.53% | 2.62% | 71.24% |
| Hispanic | 2.14% | 2.62% | 22.43% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 1.74% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |