where does the surname biggs originate from
This unusual surname recorded as Bigg, Bigge, Biggs, and Bigges, is of Olde English pre 7th century origins. It derives from the ancient word bigga meaning large, and as such was both an original baptismal name, and later in the medieval period, either a nickname surname, or possibly one from a location.ike the famous Little John of Robin Hood fame, who was according to legend, the largest man in the band of Merry men, the name may well have been a nickname, for a small person! Be that as it may the name is well recorded in several different parts of England.