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Early Origins of the Wigton family. The surname Wigton was first found in Yorkshire where the family name was first referenced in the year 1170 when Akeman de Wigenton was granted lands at that time. Wigton in Cumberland was home to another branch of the family established in ancient times.
The surname Wigton is the 279,796 th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,277,006 people. The last name Wigton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wigton reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
English and Scottish (Glasgow): habitational name from Wigton (Cumberland) named with the Old English personal name Wicga + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’. It is unclear whether the Scottish name is of independent origin but it does not seem to be associated with Wigtown (Wigtownshire).
English and Scottish (Glasgow): habitational name from Wigton (Cumberland), named with the Old English personal name Wicga + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. It is unclear whether the Scottish name is of independent origin, but it does not seem to be associated with Wigtown (Wigtownshire).
Probably of Anglian origin, Wigton was an established settlement in the Kingdom of Northumbria long before the Normans arrived in the area. Wigton and most of then Cumberland were a part of Scotland in 1086 when the Domesday Book was written for William I, so are not included in it.
The surname Wigton is of English origin and is derived from a place name. It is believed to originate from the town of Wigton in Cumbria, England. The name is composed of the Old English elements "wic," meaning "dwelling" or "settlement," and "tun," meaning "enclosure" or "farmstead."
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Wigton Heritage Trail Welcome to Wigton, a bustling market town in the heart of the Solway Plain. First inhabited as early as the 7th century, the town’s name is derived from ‘Wicga’s tun’, ‘tun’ being the Old English term for a townsted or village. Wicga is believed to have been an Anglo-Saxon leader who settled here.
