Pigott and Piggott are English surnames.

The Pigott Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.

Derivation and variants

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The name Pigott / Piggott is derived from Picot. The latter is recorded as a given name in the Domesday Book, but its origin is not clear. It may stem from the Germanic or Old English pic, a sharply pointed hill, being applied to residents living near such a feature, or could have been used for a tall, thin person as pic could mean a sharp or pointed tool.[1][2] William Camden suggested a derivation from Old French picote meaning pock-marked, freckled.[3]

Pigot and Pickett are variant forms.

People with the surname Pigott

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People with the surname Piggott

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Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pigot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". House of Names. January 2000. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Pigot". SurnameDB. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ Pickett and Pigott in A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames: with special American instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley, London, 1901.