As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

J5 BIGGIN. A common termination of local names, especially in the North. It means a building of considerable size — a house, as opposed to a cottage. ASax. hyggaii to bvxild.

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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