As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BIGG. BIGGE. BIGGS. A pra;-Doraesd. personal name, Biga. The officer who provided carriages for the king was called a Biga — 2)robalily with some reference to the Lat. biffa, a two-horse chariot. Ellis, Introd. Domesd. i. 91.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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