Explore the Family Name Figge

The meaning of Figge

1. English: variant of Figg. 2. German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with Fried-, as for example Friedrich. 3. German: in southwestern Germany, a nickname for a tease or a nervous person, from Middle High German vicken ‘to rub or fidget’. 4. German: in some cases, from a short form of the female personal name Sophie. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Gerhard, Klaus, Kurt, Ulrich.

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How common is the last name Figge in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Figge has witnessed slight changes over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 37,986 in popularity and had been claimed by 549 individuals. By 2010, the rank slipped to 38,801, marking a drop of 2.15%. However, the count saw an increase of 3.64%, with a total of 569 people using the surname, despite the proportion per 100k decreasing by 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,986	#38,801	-2.15%
Count	549	569	3.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Figge

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals subtle shifts for the Figge surname between 2000 and 2010. The dominant ethnicity associated with this name remained White, accounting for 97.63% in 2000 which slightly decreased to 96.66% by 2010. Simultaneously, there was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation within the Figge surname, rising from 0.91% to 1.76%. Interestingly, the year 2010 also marked the first appearance of the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity associated with this surname, at 1.23%. There were no reported changes for the other ethnic categories including Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.63%	96.66%	-0.99%
Hispanic	0.91%	1.76%	93.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.23%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%