Show ContentsInigo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Inigo comes from the Spanish personal name Iñigo, from the name Ignacio or Ignatius. The name was popular because of St. Ignatius, Father of the Church and Patriarch of Constantinople, and St. Ignatius Loyola, whose name was Inigo Yanez de Onaz y Loyola.

Early Origins of the Inigo family

The surname Inigo was first found in Navarre and along the coast of the Bay of Biscay.

Early History of the Inigo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Inigo research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1703 is included under the topic Early Inigo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Inigo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Iñiguez, Iniguez, Iñigo, Inigo and others.

Early Notables of the Inigo family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was Elvira Iñiguez de la Vega, who was the daughter of Suero Fernandez de la Vega, lord...
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United States Inigo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

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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