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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HAIG

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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 (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with Old Norse hagi ‘enclosure’, a word with cognates in most Germanic languages. Compare Hay.
2. English: variant spelling of Haigh.
3. Irish (County Cavan): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thaidhg (see McCaig).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)