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The English surname Brigge derives from the Old Norse word "bryggja." It is the Northern English form of the word bridge. 1 2 Brig(g) is "the northern [England] and Scottish word for bridge." 3
The surname Brigge was first found in the Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John where the personal name Brig and de Brug occur. 4
Later in Yorkshire, Robert del Brig was listed there at Wakefield in 1275. 3 Later in Cumberland, Alexander del Brigg was registered in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332. 3
The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Hugh ate Brugge and Roger ate Brugge in Oxfordshire while the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Juliana del Bryg, Robertus atte Brig and Ricardus atte Brygg. 5
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brigge research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1382, 1504, 1560, 1561, 1628, 1630, 1633, 1642, 1668, 1670, 1676, 1677, 1682, 1684, 1704 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Brigge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Brigg, Briggs, Brigge and others.
Notable amongst the family name during their early history was Henry Briggs (c. 1561-1630), an English mathematician, who developed long division and popularized common logarithms, eponym of the Briggs lunar crater and Briggsian logarithms. He "was born at Warley Wood, in the parish of Halifax, Yorkshire, in February 1560, according to the entry in the Halifax parish register. Briggs was 'descended from the ancient family of that name at Salle in Norfolk.' There is evidence that Richard Briggs, the brother of Henry Briggs, became sub-master and afterwards head-master of Norfolk school. " 7
William Briggs (1642-1704), was an English physician and oculist...
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Another 59 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Clement Briggs who settled in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621; Walter Briggs of Scituate, Massachusetts in 1643; Seth Briggs settled in Virginia in 1635.