Recorded in many forms including Sagg, Saggs, Sigg, Siggs, Segges, Segge, Seage, Siege, the diminutive Siggins, and the dialectal Siggery or Siggory, is English, but of Norse- Viking pre 8th century origins. The derivation is from the personal name 'Sigegor', which broadly translates as 'victory-spear', and is a good example of the double or sometimes triple, element names so popular in the period. These names are built around the beliefs in religion, valour and success, and were probably necessary to prop up society, at a time when after the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, as in the 20th century, the underpinnings of civilisation were removed.
The early recordings of this name include such examples as 'Sigga' in the Danelaw Rolls of Lincoln in the year 1162, and Sigge of Anemere in the Hundred Rolls of Norfolk in 1275. Other recordings include John Sygges of Suffolk in 1524, and Colet Sege at St Margaret Moses, London, on August 7th 1558. William Siggins married Olive Brown at St James, Ckerkenwell, in 1617, and Joseph Siggery married Ann Franklin at St Martins in the Field, westminster, on October 10th 1768. The personal name has also provided the suffix for such names as Sigfrid, Sigward and Sigmund found as both personal and surnames. The first recorded spelling of the family name in any spelling is believed to be that of Aunketillus Sigge, which was dated 1214, in the Pipe Rolls of the county of Dorset. This was during the reign of King John of England, known as 'Lackland', 1199 - 1216. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
The origin, the coat of arms or the different heraldic shields, and the bibliography in which the surname siggs is mentioned are part of this exciting investigation.
The list of countries with a higher presence of people with the surname siggs provides us with a perspective on the history of the surname, beyond its origins, focusing on its migrations.
For those like you, who are interested in the history hidden behind the surname siggs, it is essential to find all kinds of information, both direct and tangential, that helps to construct a solid narrative of how the birth and expansion of siggs developed.
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Sadly, not all the contributions of those who bore the surname siggs were recorded by the chroniclers of the time. It is our desire to highlight in this section those individuals with the surname siggs who, for various reasons, have left their mark on the course of history.
The origin, history, coat of arms or different coats of arms, and the heraldry of siggs are recorded in a wide variety of sources and documents that are essential to know for better compilation.
These sources are essential for initiating the understanding of siggs, and at the same time, of surnames in general.