Meggitt (surname)

Last updated July 07, 2025

Meggitt is an originally English surname closely related to Meggett.^[1] In England, the surname can be traced back to the name Meggot, a female personal name from Old English, which itself is a diminutive of Megg, which is a shortening of Margaret.^[2]^[3]^[4] It may also be related to Scottish locational names from Megget.^[2]^[3]

Notable people with this surname include:

Frank Meggitt (1901–1945), Welsh cricketer
Justin Meggitt, professor of religious studies at Cambridge University
Margaret Sara Meggitt (1866–1920), British activist
Mervyn Meggitt (1924–2004), Australian anthropologist
William Meggitt (1894–1927), British military aviator

References

↑ McClure, Peter (2022). Lenarčič, Simon; Hanks, Patrick (eds.). Dictionary of American Family Names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245122.
1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard A.; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford (GB): Oxford university press. ISBN 9780199677764.
1 2 Reaney, Percy H.; Wilson, R. M. (2006). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 2139. ISBN 0203993551.
↑ Reaney, Percy Hide; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (1991). A dictionary of English surnames (3rd with corr. and add ed.). London New York: Routledge. ISBN 041505737X.

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[1] McClure, Peter (2022). Lenarčič, Simon; Hanks, Patrick (eds.). Dictionary of American Family Names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245122.

[Brit_Dict-2] 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard A.; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford (GB): Oxford university press. ISBN 9780199677764.

[Eng_Dict-3] 1 2 Reaney, Percy H.; Wilson, R. M. (2006). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. p. 2139. ISBN 0203993551.

[4] Reaney, Percy Hide; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (1991). A dictionary of English surnames (3rd with corr. and add ed.). London New York: Routledge. ISBN 041505737X.

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