The Biggers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,792 people carried this name — #6,993 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,609 in 2000.

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In print

Biggers in American newspapers,
1914–1916.

Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Biggers
The Topeka State Journal 1916-12-05
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Biggers
The Topeka State Journal 1916-12-05
Newspaper page from California Eagle carrying the name Biggers
California Eagle 1914-06-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Biggers in Australian newspapers,
1800s–1960s.

2,854 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Biggers. The most, 982, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,190
Western Australia 339
Queensland 128
Victoria 109
South Australia 53
Tasmania 21
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Biggers.

Who carried it

People named Biggers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Earl Derr Biggers
    Earl Derr Biggers 1884–1933 · writer
  • John D. Biggers
    John D. Biggers 1888–1973 · civil servant
  • John T. Biggers
    John T. Biggers 1924–2001 · illustrator
  • Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
    Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. 1935–2023 · judge
  • Winifred May Gardner 1901–1971
  • Dan Biggers 1931–2011 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Biggers,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States302 records

302 records of the Biggers name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 178
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 32
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Billy L. Biggers

    Born 1921 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; salesperson. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at El-Bethel Umc Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lewis Lamar Biggers

    Born 1948; from Metter, Georgia. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Biggers

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Burlington from Liverpool, aged 22; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 302 records for Biggers in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia45 records

45 records of the Biggers name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Biggers

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Elphinstone, sailing from Downs in 1836. Native of Rodborough, Gloucestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Biggers

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the James Carson, aged 45; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Arthur George Biggers

    Of Castlemaine, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 45 records for Biggers in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Biggers name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Biggers

    Died 1894 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hattie W. Biggers

    Married 1885 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Winnie S. Biggers

    Died 1901 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Biggers in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Biggers name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Anna Carolina Biggers

    Baptised in 1749 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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