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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BIGGER

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Scottish: variant spelling of Biggar.
2. English: occupational name for a builder, from Middle English bigger ‘(house) builder’, an agent derivative of bigge(n) ‘to build’ (from Old Norse byggja).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)