Pigott and Piggott are English

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

s. The Pigott Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.

Derivation and variants

The name Pigott / Piggott is derived from

Picot picot is a loop of thread created for functional or ornamental purposes along the edge of lace or ribbon, or croché, knitted or tatted fabric. The loops vary in size according to their function and artistic intention. 'Picot', pronounced ''p ...

. The latter is recorded as a

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in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

, but its origin is not clear. It may stem from the Germanic or Old English ''pic'', a sharply pointed hill, being applied to residents living near such a feature, or could have been used for a tall, thin person as ''pic'' could mean a sharp or pointed tool.

William Camden William Camden (2 May 1551 – 9 November 1623) was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of ''Britannia'', the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the ''Annal ...

suggested a derivation from

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

''picote'' meaning pock-marked, freckled.Pickett and Pigott
in ''A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames: with special American instances'' by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley, London, 1901. Pigot and Pickett are variant forms.

People with the surname Pigott

Donald Pigott Christopher Donald Pigott (7 April 1928 – 11 September 2022) was a British botanist who was the fourth Director, Cambridge University Botanic Garden (1984–1995), succeeding Max Walters. Life and career Pigott was born on 7 April 1928. He ...

(1928–2022), British botanist *

Edward Pigott Edward Pigott (1753–1825) was an English astronomer notable for being one of the founders of the study of variable stars. Biography Son of the astronomer Nathaniel Pigott, Pigott's work focused on variable stars. Educated in France with ...

(1753–1825), English astronomer, son of Nathaniel, also an astronomer * Eugene F. Pigott Jr. (born 1946), American jurist * Florence Pigott (died 1899), English operatic singer and ballet dancer *

Francis Pigott Francis Pigott ( 1665 – 15 May 1704) was an English Baroque composer and organist. Career He was a choirboy at the Chapel Royal in London from at least August 1678 to Michaelmas 1683. A record at St John's College, Oxford shows a "Mr Pygott ...

(1665–1704), English composer *

Francis Pigott Stainsby Conant Francis Pigott Stainsby Conant (1809 – 21 January 1863) was a British Whig politician who became the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 22 October 1860 until his sudden death in 1863. Biography Francis Pigott was born at Trunkwe ...

(1810–1863), British politician *

Fred Pigott Alfred Sefton "Fred" Pigott (1895 – 28 July 1979) was a leading English rock climber of the 1920s and 1930s. Personal life Fred Pigott attended Manchester Grammar School and in World War I joined the Royal Fusiliers. While serving as a sniper ...

(1895–1979), British mountaineer *

Gwyn Hanssen Pigott Gwyn Hanssen Pigott OAM (1935–2013) was an Australian ceramic artist. She was recognized as one of Australia’s most significant contemporary artists. By the time she died she was regarded as "one of the world's greatest contemporary potters ...

(1935–2013), Australian potter *

Jean Pigott Jean Elizabeth Morrison Pigott, OC (May 20, 1924 – January 10, 2012) was a Canadian politician and businesswoman. The daughter of Ottawa businessman George Morrison, her family has lived in the Ottawa Valley for four generations. She ma ...

(1924–2012), Canadian politician * Jean Sophia Pigott (1845–1882), Irish poet * Joe Pigott (born 1993), English footballer *

John Pigott John Pigott (c. 1550 – by 1627), of Gray's Inn, London and Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician. He was a younger son of Francis Pigott of Stratton, Bedfordshire and educated at St John’s College, Cambridge and Gray's ...

(c. 1550 – by 1627), English politician *

Marjorie Pigott Marjorie Pigott (January 6, 1904, in Yokohama, Japan – January 12, 1990, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a Japanese Canadian artist, who adapted Japanese watercolour techniques to paint Canadian scenes. Marjorie Pigott was born to an English ...

(1904–1990), Canadian artist *

Mark Pigott Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Finn ...

(born 1954), American businessman *

Nathaniel Pigott Nathaniel Pigott (1725–1804) was an English astronomer, noted for his observations of eclipses, a transit of Venus and a transit of Mercury, and comets. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society on 16 January 1772, a foreign member of the Im ...

(1725–1804), English astronomer * Nick Pigott (born 1951), British editor of ''The Railway Magazine'' *

Richard Pigott Richard Pigott (1835 – 1 March 1889) was an Irish journalist, best known for his forging of evidence that Charles Stewart Parnell of the Irish National Land League had been sympathetic to the perpetrators of the Phoenix Park Murders. Par ...

(1835–1889), Irish journalist and forger *

Stuart Pigott Stuart Pigott (born 26 May 1960 in Orpington, Kent) is a British wine critic and author who has lived in Berlin since 1993. Pigott mostly writes in German, and focuses on German wine. He writes for the specialist magazines ''Feinschmecker'' an ...

(born 1960), British wine critic *

Tim Pigott-Smith Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series '' The Jewel in the Crown'', for which he wo ...

(1946–2017), British actor *

Tony Pigott Anthony Charles Shackleton Pigott (born 4 June 1958), was educated at Harrow School and is a former English cricketer, who played in one Test for England in 1984, when he was called up as an emergency replacement in New Zealand. He was playing ...

(born 1958), English cricketer *

William Pigott William Hilson Pigott (10 March 183913 March 1909) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in London to cabinet maker John Allpress Pigott and Margaret Hilson. His family moved to New South Wales in 1841 and Pigott became a soli ...

(1839–1909), English-born Australian politician * William Trigg Pigott (1860–1944), Justice of the Montana Supreme Court * James D. Pigott (born 1966), American Fancy Man

People with the surname Piggott

Derek Piggott Alan Derek Piggott (27 December 1922 – 6 January 2019) was one of Britain's best known glider pilots and instructors. He had over 5,000 hours on over 153 types of powered aircraft and over 5,000 hours on over 184 types of glider. He was honou ...

(1922–2019), British glider pilot *

Emeline Piggott Emeline Jamison Pigott (December 15, 1836 – May 26, 1919) was a spy for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. For several years, she hid secret messages in her skirt and carried them between New Bern, North Carolina ...

(1836–1919), Confederate States of America spy *

Francis Taylor Piggott Sir Francis Taylor Piggott (25 April 1852 – 12 March 1925) was a British jurist and author. He was the Chief Justice of Hong Kong from 1905 to 1912.

(1852–1925), British jurist and scholar of Japan * Jim Piggott, Canadian ice hockey player, after whom the

Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy The Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy is presented annually to the Western Hockey League player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition. The award is named after Jim Piggott who was the founder of the Saskatoon Blades, as well as ...

is named *

Joan R. Piggott Joan R. Piggott (born 1947) is an American historian specializing in East Asian studies. Education Piggott completed a master of arts from Stanford University in 1972, followed by a doctorate from Stanford in 1987. Career Piggott began her aca ...

(born 1947), American historian *

Lester Piggott Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest f ...

(1935–2022), British jockey * Marcus Piggott, Welsh fashion photographer *

Pércival Piggott Pércival Antonio Piggott Cumming (born 23 November 1966 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian former footballer who played professionally for clubs in Panama, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica. Club career Piggott scored a goal but still ...

(born 1966), Panamanian footballer * Patrick Piggott (1915–1990), English composer, pianist and musicologist * Rosslynd Piggott (born 1958), Australian installation artist and painter *

Stuart Piggott Stuart Ernest Piggott, (28 May 1910 – 23 September 1996) was a British archaeologist, best known for his work on prehistoric Wessex. Early life Piggott was born in Petersfield, Hampshire, the son of G. H. O. Piggott, and was educated t ...

(1910–1996), British archaeologist *

Tracy Piggott Tracy Piggott (born 1966) is a British-born former jockey and broadcaster, best known for her work commentating on horse racing on Irish state broadcaster RTÉ. Early life Piggott is the daughter of Susan Armstrong and champion jockey Lester P ...

(born 1966), British jockey and broadcaster working in Ireland, daughter of Lester Piggott * Victor Herrera Piggott (born 1980), Panamanian footballer *

William Roy Piggott William Roy Piggott (18 July 1914 – 20 May 2008) was a student of Sir Edward Appleton who transferred a large group of German specialists from Austria into the British Zone of Occupation in Germany in 1945. He edited the still valid official b ...

(1914–2008), British scientist

Fictional characters

Owd Grandad Piggott Owd Grandad Piggott is a fictional character created by author Alan Povey based on a real-life person. The Owd Grandad Piggott stories are best known in Povey's home town of Stoke-on-Trent where they have often been heard on BBC Radio Stoke, r ...

, character on BBC Radio Stoke * William Piggott, minor character in ''Coronation Street'', 1964

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People with the surname Pigott

People with the surname Piggott

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