Nigel is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nigel
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nigel

How popular is Nigel?

Nigel is ranked 183738 on our list.

Nigel is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Wales. Around 1929 people have been found who wears Nigel as their family name. Nigel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,072 China7
23,165 Romania3
8,296 Sri Lanka3
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
91,784 Netherlands2
5,859 Mauritius2
40,064 Nigeria2
124,220 Italy2
118,441 Germany2
31,584 Peru1
3,350 Fiji1
7,790 Zambia1
7,292 Vietnam1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
13,447 Uganda1
2,190 Barbados1
25,721 Egypt1
17,236 Ghana1
1,818 Guernsey1
8,859 Iraq1
49,529 Israel1
6,688 Malawi1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
66,560 Philippines1
36,678 Singapore1
7,895 South Korea1
56,169 Mexico1
10,958 Bangladesh1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,570 Ireland38
12,692 Scotland33
17,064 New Zealand31
332,057 India30
89,676 Canada30
62,309 Zimbabwe13
393,760 Indonesia12
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Nigel:
10,845 England581
13,426 Kenya314
21,535 South Africa274
145,397 United States141
20,796 Australia121
15,665 Malaysia101
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant M. Nigel from Great Britain aboard the Iowa from Havre during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on May 15, 1847. 24 years old Mary Nigel, M. Nigel (1 year old), U Nigel (18) Immigrant, are other Nigel that migrated to US.

Nigel Namesakes

  • Harold Nigel Edgerton Salmon, Joanna Pettet's father
  • Andre 'Suku' Gray, Nigel Staff & Frenchie, Musical Artist
  • Ermoldus Nigellus, Poet
  • Ermoldus Nigellus, Poet

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