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The Name Rigby - Origin and Meaning of Rigby
  



The Name Rigby - Origin and Meaning of Rigby


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Rigby

Old Norse

Usage of the Name Rigby

English

Meaning of the Name Rigby

The name Rigby comes from a surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "the farm on the ridge" in Old Norse.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Rigby Wason (1797 - 1875), a Scottish lawyer and politician; Rigby Swift (1874 - 1937), an English lawyer; John Rigby Hale (1923 - 1999), an English historian, translator, and editor.
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