The roots of the distinguished surname Driggs lie in England. The name is likely derived from "Drigg," the name of a parish in Cumbria, which is thought to be derived from the Old English "draeg," meaning "steep slope."
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Early Origins of the Driggs family
The surname Driggs was first found in Cumbria, where the ancestral home of the Driggs family is thought to be located. The Driggs family held a family seat in this region from early times.
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Early History of the Driggs family
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Driggs Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Driggs, Drigges, Drigs, Drigg, Drig and others.
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Early Notables of the Driggs family
Notables of this surname at this time include:
the Driggs family of Cumbria
Driggs Ranking
In the United States, the name Driggs is the 13,306th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Driggs migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Driggs Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Seth Driggs, who immigrated to New York in 1820
Contemporary Notables of the name Driggs (post 1700)
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Adam Driggs, American politician, Republican State Senator for Arizona
Junius ElMarion Driggs (1907-1994), American CEO and co-founder of now-defunct Western Savings and Loan
John Fletcher Driggs (1813-1877), American politician, United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan (1863-1869)
Howard Roscoe Driggs (1873-1963), English professor at the University of Utah and New York University
Frank Driggs (1930-2011), American Grammy Award winning record producer for Columbia records
Elsie Driggs (b. 1925), American painter, known for her contributions to Precisionism
Edmund Hope Driggs (1865-1946), American politician, United States Representative from New York (1897-1901)
Frank Howard Driggs, American inorganic chemist
Ivan Howard Driggs (b. 1894), prominent American aeronautical engineer
Frank Milton Driggs (b. 1870), American Superintendent at Utah School for the Deaf and Blind in 1901
Driggs migration to the United States 
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