Biggelo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Biggelo

What does the name Biggelo mean?

The name Biggelo is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived near hills of barley. The surname Biggelo was also often derived from residence near one of the various settlements called Baguley, a name that originally means ram's woodland.

Early Origins of the Biggelo family

The surname Biggelo was first found in Warwickshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Biggelo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Biggelo research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1739, 1767, 1790 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Biggelo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Biggelo Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Biggelo family name include Bigelow, Biggelow, Bigelowe and others.

Early Notables of the Biggelo family

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Migration of the Biggelo family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Biggelo surname or a spelling variation of the name include : John Bigelow who settled in New England in 1620.