AbeBooks.com. Thousands of booksellers - millions of books.

There are approximately 2,540 people named Riggs in the UK. That makes it the 3,741th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 40 are named Riggs.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

Ridge
Rigg
Riggi
Riggie
Rigos
Rigas
Riggio
Rygg
Rigggs
Ryggs
Rigges
Rigge
Rrigge
Riigs
Riggo
Riggus
Rigs
Riggy
Rigga
Riggas
Rrigg
Rygges
Riggsey
Rygge
Rigcs
Rigss
Riggey
Rig

The Riggs surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

From the Danish rig, wealthy, rich; or the name may be local, and denoting a steep elevation, a range of hills, or the upper part of such a range.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

RIGG. RIGGE. RIGGS. Rigg is the medieval spelling of Ridge, which see.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

Your comments on the Riggs surname

comments powered by Disqus