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BIGG

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There are approximately 1,209 people named Bigg in the UK. That makes it the 6,380th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 19 are named Bigg.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Bigg surname in historical dictionaries

BIGG. BIGGE. BIGGS. A pra;-Doraesd. personal name, Biga. The officer who provided carriages for the king was called a Biga — 2)robalily with some reference to the Lat. biffa, a two-horse chariot. Ellis, Introd. Domesd. i. 91.

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

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