Rigg
Sign in to saveRigg comes from the Scottish and Northern English word for "ridge", as in the medieval "ridge and furrow" system of farming, or run rig land allocation. It may refer to:
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Within Vinony's link graph, Rigg is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Diana Rigg, rigging and Runrig.
It is catalogued under the topic English-language surnames.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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Rigg comes from the Scottish and Northern English word for "ridge", as in the medieval "ridge and furrow" system of farming, or run rig land allocation. It may refer to:
== People == A. G. Rigg (1937–2019), British mediaevalist and academic Archibald G. Rigg (1878–1959), Canadian-born American architect Archibald Rigg (1865–1918), New Zealand cricketer Archie Rigg (''1872–1951), English rugby union and rugby league footballer Basil Rigg (1925–2025), Australian cricketer Bert Rigg (1923–2015), Australian cricketer Bryan Mark Rigg (born 1971), American author and speaker Caroline Rigg (1852–1929), British educator, school founder, and headmistress Chris Rigg (born 2007), English footballer Clem Rigg (1899–1966), English footballer Diana Rigg (1938–2020), English actress Eddie Rigg (1919–1991), British motercycle racer Edwin Augustus Rigg (1822–1882), 49er, officer in the American Civil War and the Apache Wars Elizabeth Schultz Rigg (1921–2001), American pianist, cabaret performer, dancer, and philanthropist George Rigg (1814–1887), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop George Burton Rigg (1872–1961), American botanist and ecologist James F. Rigg (1915–2004), US Navy Ace pilot James Harrison Rigg (1821–1909), English nonconformist minister and Methodist educator John Rigg (1858–1943), New Zealand politician Keith Rigg (1906–1995), Australian cricketer Rebecca Rigg (born 1967), Australian actress Richard Rigg (British politician) (1877–1942), British barrister and Liberal MP Richard Rigg (Canadian politician) (1872–1964), Canadian minister and politician Sean Rigg (born 1988), English footballer Steven Rigg (born 1992), English footballer Suzanne Rigg (born 1963), British and American track and field athlete and Olympics competitor Ted Rigg (1913–2002), American basketball player Theodore Rigg (1888–1972), British-born New Zealand agricultural chemist and scientific administrator Tia Rigg (1998–2010), British murder victim Tweedale Rigg (1986–1973), English footballer William Rigg (politician) (1847–1926), English-born Canadian businessman and Free Trade politician William Rigg (priest) (1877–1966), British Anglican priest
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