| ![Show Contents]() Liggins History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Liggins familyThe surname Liggins was first found in Worcestershire 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 shire. Early History of the Liggins familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Liggins research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1043, 1352, 1455, 1486, 1487, 1510, 1566, 1585, 1600 and 1662 are included under the topic Early Liggins History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Liggins Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ligon, Ligone, Liggon, Ligonn, Liggonn, Ligone and many more. Early Notables of the Liggins familyDistinguished members of the family include Richard Ligon (1585?-1662), British author who lost his fortune and fled to the Barbadoes. His work, a folio with maps and...
Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Liggins Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Liggins RankingIn the United States, the name Liggins is the 5,908th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
 Liggins migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Liggins Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Wm. Liggins, aged 40, arrived in New York in 1896 aboard the ship "Servia" from Liverpool, England 2
Liggins Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Wm. Liggins, aged 32, originally from Manchester, arrived in New York in 1902 aboard the ship "Umbria" from Liverpool, England 2
- Maria Liggins, aged 47, originally from Coventry, arrived in New York in 1905 aboard the ship "Campania" from Liverpool, England 2
- May Liggins, aged 27, originally from Kenilworth, England, arrived in New York in 1908 aboard the ship "Lusitania" from Liverpool, England 2
- Louisa Liggins, aged 40, originally from Toronto, Canada, arrived in New York in 1914 aboard the ship "Adriatic" from Liverpool, England 2
- Josephina Liggins, aged 19, originally from Toronto, Canada, arrived in New York in 1914 aboard the ship "Adriatic" from Liverpool, England 2
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| Liggins migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Liggins Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Frederick Liggins, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Evening Star" arriving in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 14th October 1860 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Liggins (post 1700) | + |
- Jimmy Liggins (1918-1983), born James L. Elliott, an American R&B guitarist and bandleader; he and his brother adopted his stepfather's surname, Liggins, as children
- Joseph Christopher "Joe" Liggins Jr. (1916-1987), born Theodro Elliott, an American R&B, jazz and blues pianist and vocalist, leader of Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers, older brother of Jimmy Liggins
- Granville "Granny" Liggins (b. 1946), former American football and a Canadian Football League player
- DeAndre Desmond Liggins (b. 1988), American professional NBA basketball player
- John Liggins (1829-1912), English Episcopalian missionary to China and Japan, the first Protestant missionary and ordained representative of Anglican Communion to reach Japan
- John Granville "Jack" Liggins (1906-1976), English footballer who played professionally from 1930 through 1936
- Frederick Liggins (1873-1926), New Zealand cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Otago between 1896 and 1901
- Sir Graham "Mont" Collingwood Liggins CBE, FRS, FRSNZ (b. 1926), New Zealand medical scientist, a pioneer in the use of hormone injections in 1972, eponym of the Liggins Institute
| Historic Events for the Liggins family | + |
- Master Edwin Liggins (1913-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 4
- Mrs. Annie Liggins (1887-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 4
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Liggins migration to the United States 
Liggins migration to New Zealand 
