Brigges Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Anyone researching Brigges should also look under Briggs. Taken at its root, Brigges points to “Dweller by a bridge”.

Spelling and variants

The extra “e” in Brigges is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Brigg.

Arms associated with the name

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