The origin of the name Wigg

The origin of the name Wigg

English (East Anglia): 1: nickname from Middle English wigge beetle, bug (Old English wicga; cf. modern English earwig).
2: metonymic occupational name for a maker of fancy breads baked in rounds and then divided up into wedge-shaped slices, Middle English wigge (from Middle Dutch wigge wedge[-shaped cake]).

Variant (of 2): Wigger.

Patronymics (from 1): Wiggs.


pink Much Wigg data is on the W*gg Data pages


yellowWigg in my family tree


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