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Where did the English Riggs family come from? What is the English Riggs family crest and coat of arms? When did the Riggs family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Riggs family history?
The lineage of the name Riggs begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived near a ridge. Riggs is a local surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. There are a variety of types of local surnames, some of which include: topographic surnames, which could be given to a person who lived beside any physical feature, such as a hill, stream, church or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. The surname Riggs comes from the Old English word rigge, or the Old English word hrycg, both of which mean ridge. The earliest recorded members of the Riggs family lived in Lancashire.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rigge, Rigg, Riggs and others.First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Some of the Riggs family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 114 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Riggs. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Riggs Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Edward Riggs, who arrived in Roxbury, Mass in 1633
- Richard Riggs settled in Virginia in 1637
- Richard Riggs, who landed in Virginia in 1645
- John Riggs settled in Jamaica in 1661
- Francis Riggs, who landed in Maryland in 1663
Riggs Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Abraham Riggs, who landed in Virginia in 1701
- Martha Riggs, who arrived in Virginia in 1713
- William Riggs, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1746
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- Jerry Riggs (b. 1956), American rock musician, founder of the band Riggs
- Jim Riggs (b. 1941), American saxophonist
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- Thomas Christmas Riggs Jr. (1873-1945), American politician and governor of Alaska
- Robert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs (1918-1995), American tennis player, former World No. 1 and the co-World No. 1 amateur player in the 1940s
- Derek Riggs (b. 1958), British artist
- Frank Riggs (b. 1950), Californian politician
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- Genealogical Notes on a Branch of the Family of Mayes by Edward Mayes.
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- Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
- Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
- Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
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- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
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