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Riggs Genealogy & History

Riggs is an English surname, primarily locational, for people living in or near a place called Ridge, such as the village in Hampshire, or topographical for someone who lived on a hill's ridge. It comes from the Old English hrycg and Old Norse hyrggr, which boht developed into the Middle English rigge. Riggs family history beings with Geoffrey de la Rigge, entered in the Hampshire Pipe Rolls in 1166. Riggs genealogy includes several notable people, such as General John Riggs, Riggs Glacier namesake former Alaska Governor Thomas Riggs, Riggs Bank namesake George Washington Riggs, paleontologist Elmer Riggs, and tennis player Bobby Riggs.


Riggs Birth Records

NameBirth DateDeath DateLocation
A Dean Riggs-- --, 1921December ,1984CA
B Aileen Riggs-- --, 1913August 8,1988CA
C Joe Riggs-- --, 1923March 10,1994PA
D Laverne Riggs-- --, 1930September 23,1998KY

Riggs Death Records

NameBirth DateDeath DateLocation
E Colleen Riggs-- --, 1935April 13,2006Newport,OH
F Glenn Riggs-- --, 1942February 23,1997Martinsville,VA
G Paul Riggs-- --, 1917August 18,2002Lewisburg,PA
H Dean Riggs-- --, 1917October 13,1989Sidney,IL

Riggs Marriage Records

NameSpouseMarriage DateLocation
Clen RiggsLeigh McclureDecember 29,1979Wake, NC
Donald RiggsBrenda GullieAugust 28,1964Wake, NC
Gary RiggsSon KimMay 19,2000Bell, TX
Lee RiggsNora DennisDecember 31,1937Wake, NC

Most Common Surnames After Riggs

841st: Walls842nd: Blevins
843rd: Delgado844th: Downs
845th: Hendrix846th: Dudley
847th: Fink848th: Sampson
849th: Hatfield850th: Archer

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