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This unusual surname recorded as Bigg, Bigge, Biggs, and Bigges, is of Olde English pre 7th century origins. It derives from the ancient word bigga meaning large, and as such was both an original baptismal name, and later in the medieval period, either a nickname surname, or possibly one from a location.ike the famous Little John of Robin Hood fame, who was according to legend, the largest man in the band of Merry men, the name may well have been a nickname, for a small person! Be that as it may the name is well recorded in several different parts of England.
This interesting surname with variant spellings Jago, Jagoe, Jeggo, Lago, etc. derives from the Welsh lago, Cornish Jago meaning James. The personal name is recorded as Jago filius Ytel (1185) in The Pipe Rolls of Herefordshire.The surname dates back to the early 13th Century, (see below).Further recordings include one Thomas Jagoo (1524) The Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk.he first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Jeago, witness, which was dated 1221, in the Assize Court Rolls of Shropshire, during the reign of King Henry 111, known as The Frenchman, 1216 - 1272.