What is the origin of the name Rigby?
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Ribby in Lancashire named with Old Scandanavian hryggr ‘ridge’ + bȳ ‘farmstead village’. Compare Rigsby.
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What is the origin of the name Rigby?
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Ribby in Lancashire named with Old Scandanavian hryggr ‘ridge’ + bȳ ‘farmstead village’. Compare Rigsby.