Bigby

Bigby Meaning & Origin

About Bigby
The surname Bigby is of English origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Bjǫrn" meaning "bear" and the Old English word "by" meaning "farm" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Bigby can be interpreted as "bear farm" or "bear settlement." It is likely that the name was originally given to someone who lived near or worked on a farm associated with bears or had some connection to bears in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Bigby is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Bigby: 1,216
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 21,483
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.41

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bigby based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PKP
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0210
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B IH1 G B IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɪgbi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B210

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bigby in Braille

Here's how to represent Bigby in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Bigby in braille

How to sign the name Bigby using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Bigby using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Bigby in sign language

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