Last Name FIGGESSSummary/Contribute |
| Meaning | The son of Vig. Vig , found also as Wig, is found in genealogy of Odin. Both forms lasted long enough to become incorporated into our hereditary nomenclature. Compound forms, such as Vig-brand, Vig-fus, Vig-hard, Vig-laf, and Vig-leik, were all in use, one or two still existing in Scandinavia. | |
| Origin | English, Irish |
Longest last namesThe 2000 USA census contains more than 150,000 surnames. The longest surnames contain 15 characters each. There are 23 names like that. There could be more of those last names in reality. Firstly because it has been 10+ years since the survey and we could have gotten... |
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