The forefathers of the Biggert family were Viking settlers who came to
Scotland in the Middle Ages. Many places were named by these Norsemen, and the Biggert surname was taken on from one of these place names, when someone lived in east
Lanarkshire, in a place probably named from the Old Norse words "bygg," meaning "barley," and "geiri," denoting a triangular plot of land.
Early Origins of the Biggert family
The surname Biggert was first found in
Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of
Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North
Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a
family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Biggert family
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Biggert Spelling Variations
Sound and intuition were the main things that scribes in the Middle Ages relied on when spelling and translating names. Since those factors varied, so did the spelling of the names.
Spelling variations of the name Biggert include Biggar, Bigare, Bigger, Bigir, Bygar, McGivern, Bigger and many more.
Early Notables of the Biggert family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Biggert family to Ireland
Some of the Biggert family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Biggert family to the New World and Oceana
In North America, the monarchy was thousands of miles away and Scots were free to settle on their own land and practice their own beliefs. The American
War of Independence provided an opportunity for these settlers to pay back the English monarchy and forge a new nation. Recently, this heritage has survived through North American highland games and
Clan societies. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Biggert or a variant listed above: Gilbert Bigger who settled in Baltimore in 1754; David Bigger settled in New
Hampshire in 1718; James Biggart settled in Pennsylvania in 1772.
Contemporary Notables of the name Biggert (post 1700)
- Judith Borg Biggert (b. 1936), American Republican politician, Member of Illinois State House of Representatives, 1993-98; U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1999-; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Judith Borg "Judy" Biggert (b. 1937), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1999-2013)