Piggott

English

Etymology

From the Old French personal name Pigot, a pet form of Pic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪ.ɡət/
• Rhymes: -ɪɡət

Proper noun

Piggott (countable and uncountable, plural Piggotts)

1. A surname from Old French.
2. A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Clay County.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Piggott is the 16789^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1701 individuals. Piggott is most common among White (72.96%) and Black/African American (21.99%) individuals.

Further reading

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