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Jeggs Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jegg,' whence the diminutive Jeggon. Jiggens or Jeggins is the genitive, as in Jennings, Jones, Williams, See. There can be little doubt that the original name was Jackson (i.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
Jeggs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jegg,' whence the diminutive Jeggon. Jiggens or Jeggins is the genitive, as in Jennings, Jones, Williams, See. There can be little doubt that the original name was Jackson (i.e. little Jack), which became Jaggin or Jeggin. Jack is found as Jagg in early rolls, and is so styled by the author of Piers Plowman. The surname Jeggins seems to have arisen in Essex, where Jeggins, Jeggs, and Jaggs are still to be met with.
In 1590 John Jeggon, son of Robert Jeggon, of Coggesnall, Essex, was appointed Warden of Bennet College (now Corpus Christi), Cambridge. He was a strict disciplinarian. He fined the undergraduates for some offence and with the mulet whitened the college hall.—On one of the screens a young fellow wrote: —'Doctor John Jeggon, of Bennet College, Master, Broke the Scholars' heads, and gave the Hall plaister.' The Doctor, seeing it as he passed by, subscribed extempore:
Knew I but the wag, that writ this in a bravery, I'd commend him for his wit, but whip him for his knavery': History of Norfolk.
Claricia Jagun, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1613. John Jeggon, Bishop of Norwich: History of Norfolk.
1621. Robert Jegon, of Norwich: ibid.
'Mr. William Jeg gave a small piece of land in this parish (East Dereham); ibid.
1667. Thomas Walker and Arabella Jiggons: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1673. Thomas Bland and Anne Jegon, widow: ibid.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | 89 | 1,465 | / |
| Jegg | 89 | 130 | / |
| Jegs | 89 | 18 | / |
| Heggs | 80 | 1,199 | / |
| Jiggs | 80 | 15 | / |
| Jeegg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Geggs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Seggs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jegsx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeggt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceggs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egg | 75 | 2,062 | / |
| Jeg | 75 | 72 | / |
| Egs | 75 | 8 | / |
| Heggås | 73 | 50 | / |
| Heaggs | 73 | 15 | / |
| Seaggs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sceggs | 73 | 2 | / |
| Seiggs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeiggs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geiggs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gegg | 67 | 1,284 | / |
| Zegg | 67 | 198 | / |
| Jägg | 67 | 114 | / |
| Jehg | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jegh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jeks | 67 | 28 | / |
| Segg | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jeeg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gigs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Segs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gegs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eggø | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jheg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djeg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yegg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hegs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Egqs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zjgg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jieg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xjeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eggq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cjgs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jecg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jexs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jjgg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jägs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yegs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Jiggs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jegz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jegp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jegq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jesx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iegg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jygg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cegg | 67 | 0 | / |
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