Rigg

...rigg is used in place names Haverigg, Eccle Riggs

Scots 'ridge' or 'furrow'


Rigg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Archie Rigg, rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1890s, 1900s and '10s (RU) for Halifax (RU), Yorkshire (RL), and Halifax
  • Bryan Mark Rigg, historian of the Second World War and author of Hitler's Jewish Soldiers
  • Clem Rigg (1899–1966), English professional footballer
  • Diana Rigg (born 1938), English actress
  • Edwin Augustus Rigg, 49er, officer in the American Civil War and the Apache Wars
  • James Harrison Rigg (1821 – 1909), English minister
  • Keith Rigg (1906 – 1995), Australian cricketer
  • Rebecca Rigg (born 1967), Australian actress
  • Richard Rigg (British politician) (1877–1942), British Liberal politician who defected to the Conservatives
  • Richard Rigg (Canadian politician) (1872 – 1964), Canadian minister and politician
  • Sean Rigg (born 1988), English footballer
  • Chris Rigg (born 1978), English (based in Northwich), owner of Rigg & Rigg Ltd

Fictional characters with the name include:

  • Rigg, a character in the Saw film series

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