Bigot is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, France, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bigot
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, France, England
Meaning:

A variant form of Bigod. "When Rollo had Normandy made over to him by Carolus Stultus, with his daughter Gisla, he would not submit to kiss Charles's foot. And when his friends urged him by all means to kiss the king's foot, in gratitude for so great a favour, he made answer in the English tongue, Ne se by God; that is, Not so by God. Upon which the king and his courtiers deriding him, and corruptly repeating his answer, called him Bigod; from whence the Normans are to this day termed BIGODI." It was said of that people that at every other word they would swear "By God," and thus Bigod, (whence our word bigot,) became synonymous with Norman. The equivalent French oath 'Par Dieu,' has in like manner become an English surname.

Why one particular baronial family of Normandy should have assumed a name attributed to Normans in general is not very obvious. That the name was understood to be derived from the source indicated above, even long after the Conquest appears from a speech made by Ralph, Earl of Chester, an opponent of King Stephen before the great battle of 1141, "Next comes", says he, "Hugh By-God, his name merely sounding his perjury, who thought it not sufficient to break his oath with the Empress (Maud), but that he must be once again foresworn, as all the world doth know that Henry at his death bequested the crown to Stephen, to the prejudice of his daughter;-a man, in a word, who acconts treachery a virtue, and prejury a courtly qaulity," Speed's Chronicle.

The Visigoth.

The is the variant of Bigott. Nickname given to one by reason of the excessive use of the oath, "by God"; a hypercritical or intolerant person.

Nickname given to one by reason of the excessive use of the oath, "by God"; a hypercritical or intolerant person.

Bigot is variation of Bigod. The Visigoth.

How popular is Bigot?

Bigot is common in France, Haiti, Philippines, Argentina, United States, Ivory Coast, Belgium, Italy.

Bigot is ranked 24140 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bigots grew by 16.25 per cent to 186 since 2000 and ranked 97671 after elevating 6035 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 55.91 77.5
Black 34.41 18.75
Others 6.99 0
Bigot is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 22413 people have been found who wears Bigot as their family name. Bigot is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bigot:
247 France19,183
Countries with thousands of Bigot:
962 Haiti1,219
Countries with hundreds of Bigot:
39,333 Philippines378
14,244 Argentina252
107,646 United States226
6,595 Ivory Coast167
13,772 Belgium130
50,785 Italy122
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,967 Benin80
31,935 Netherlands68
82,291 Germany62
9,508 Venezuela61
6,510 Uruguay57
52,584 England51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,667 French Polynesia37
74,912 Poland35
151,942 Brazil34
2,168 New Caledonia31
86,017 Canada31
10,313 Singapore26
27,273 Switzerland23
67,452 Malaysia18
41,789 Mexico11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
78,608 Spain10
447,191 Thailand9
30,726 Qatar9
54,497 Morocco9
177,858 South Africa7
116,183 Sweden6
146,780 Australia6
11,702 China6
199,837 Iran6
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Elisa Bigot from France aboard the Elisabeth from Havre. She is registered to be 25 years old when she arrived in New York on January 9, 1850. Joseph Bigot (28) Farmer, Marie Bigot, 59 years old Adelaide Bigot, Farmer Clemence Bigot, 32 years old Julien Bigot, Michael Bigot, aged 28, Edouard Bigot, aged 25, Victorine Bigot (27), and 12 other Bigot around 36.36% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from Havre, Bremen, Brest & Havre and Havre & London.

Bigot Namesakes

  • Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot, French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera
  • Paul Bigot, French architect
  • Marie Bigot, French piano teacher whose full name was Marie Kiéné Bigot de Morogues
  • François Bigot, French government official
  • Eugène Bigot, French composer and conductor
  • Georges Ferdinand Bigot, French cartoonist, illustrator and artist

Bigot Namesakes

  • Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot, French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera
  • Paul Bigot, French architect
  • Marie Bigot, French piano teacher whose full name was Marie Kiéné Bigot de Morogues
  • François Bigot, French government official
  • Eugène Bigot, French composer and conductor
  • Georges Ferdinand Bigot, French cartoonist, illustrator and artist

Related Family Names: