Find out how popular the last name Piggott is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Piggott.

Piggott, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Piggott surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Piggott in America

Piggott is the 16789th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Piggott surname appeared 1,701 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Piggott.

We can also compare 2010 data for Piggott to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Piggott

The surname Piggott is of Anglo-Saxon origin, tracing its roots back to medieval England. It is believed to have been derived from the Old English words "picga" meaning a small piece of land or enclosure, and "hotte" meaning a dwelling or shelter. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a small hut or cottage on a small plot of land.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Pichet" and "Pichot". Over time, the spelling evolved into various forms such as Pigot, Pigott, and eventually Piggott.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Robert Piggott, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire in 1199. Another early record comes from the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327, which listed a John Pygot.

In the 14th century, the name was associated with several prominent individuals, such as Sir John Piggott, a member of the English Parliament who represented Wiltshire in 1358. Additionally, there was a William Piggott who served as the Mayor of Coventry in 1382.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Piggott family established themselves as landowners and gentry in various parts of England, particularly in Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire. Notable figures from this period include Sir Robert Piggott (1513-1585), a member of the English gentry, and Sir Thomas Piggott (1592-1668), a politician and member of Parliament.

In the 18th century, the name gained further prominence with individuals like Sir Arthur Piggott (1718-1793), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War, and Sir George Piggott (1766-1831), a British army officer and politician who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.

Other notable individuals with the surname Piggott include Sir Francis Taylor Piggott (1852-1925), a British lawyer and politician who served as Chief Justice of Hong Kong, and Sir Gerard Piggott (1928-2018), a celebrated English flat racing jockey and author who was named Champion Jockey eleven times.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Piggott

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Piggott.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Piggott was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Piggott has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Piggott was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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