Wigton
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Wicga, a byname from wicga (“earwig”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Wigton (countable and uncountable, plural Wigtons)
- A market town and civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY255481). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wigton is the 30863rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 754 individuals. Wigton is most common among White (95.89%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wigton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.