Given name & surname
Rigg
“woman from the ridge”·“one who lives near the ridge”
Rigg is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “woman from the ridge” (English) and “one who lives near the ridge” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “woman from the ridge” (English) and “one who lives near the ridge” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rigg through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,685 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rigg’s family of names
Rigg has a related form in Ridge. Rigg has a related form in Riggs. Rigg has a related form in Rig.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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