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Early Origins of the Inigo family

The surname Inigo was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Inigo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Inigo research. Another 129 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1137, 1398, 1432, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1541 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Inigo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Inigo Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Inigo has appeared include Ingo, Ingoe, Ingow, Ingowe, Inko, Incko, Incho, Inckoe, Inkow, Inchow, Inglos and many more.

Early Notables of the Inigo family

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United States Inigo migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Inigo arrived in North America very early:

Inigo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Juan Inigo, who immigrated to Veragua in 1535
Inigo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan Inigo, who landed in Veragua in 1835 1
  • Pedro Inigo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1881 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Inigo (post 1700) +

  • Piers Inigo Haggard OBE (1939-2023), British director who worked in film, television, and theatre, known for Conquest (1998), Pennies from Heaven (1978) and Blow-Up (1966)
  • Henry Inigo Triggs (1876-1923), English country house architect and designer of formal gardens, and author from Chiswick, London, best known for his landscaping design of the cottages of Whiteley Village, Walton on Thames, Surrey
  • Alfred Inigo Suckling (1796-1856), born Alfred Fox, an English clergyman, an author and historian from Suffolk
  • Sir Robert Inigo Tasker TD, DL, JP (1868-1959), British architect and Conservative politician


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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