Does anyone have any idea of the origin of the last name Pigg?

Answer 1

English farming family

Answer 2

The Pigg surname is derived from the Middle English word "pigge," which means "pig" and was most likely an occupational name for someone who kept a swine herd, or possibly a nickname for someone resembling a hog in some way.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pigg, Piga, Pig, Pigge, Picg, Picga and others.

First found in Northumberland where they were seated from very early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Pigg, who came to Roxbury, Mass. in 1634; Roger Pigg, who arrived in Maryland in 1673; as well as Jane and Edward Pigg, who settled in Virginia in 1703.

Answer 3

There is a variant of the spelling from England (pygg) that refers to a type of clay which was used to make everyday objects for use in homes.

Oddly enough, someone used this type of "pygg" clay to create the very first PIGGY BANKS due to a misunderstanding of what someone had ordered at a pottery shop.