Wigton

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)

1. A market town and civil parish in Allerdale district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY255481).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wigton is the 30863^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 754 individuals. Wigton is most common among White (95.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wigton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• towing