Rigg

Last updated September 01, 2025

Rigg comes from the Scottish and Northern English word for "ridge", as in the medieval "ridge and furrow" system of farming, or run rig land allocation. It may refer to:

People

A. G. Rigg (1937–2019), British mediaevalist and academic
Archibald G. Rigg (1878–1959), Canadian-born American architect
Archibald Rigg (1865–1918), New Zealand cricketer
Archie Rigg (c.1872–1951), English rugby union and rugby league footballer
Basil Rigg (1925–2025), Australian cricketer
Bert Rigg (1923–2015), Australian cricketer
Bryan Mark Rigg (born 1971), American author and speaker
Caroline Rigg (1852–1929), British educator, school founder, and headmistress
Chris Rigg (born 2007), English footballer
Clem Rigg (1899–1966), English footballer
Diana Rigg (1938–2020), English actress
Eddie Rigg (1919–1991), British motercycle racer
Edwin Augustus Rigg (1822–1882), 49er, officer in the American Civil War and the Apache Wars
Elizabeth Schultz Rigg (1921–2001), American pianist, cabaret performer, dancer, and philanthropist
George Rigg (1814–1887), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
George Burton Rigg (1872–1961), American botanist and ecologist
James F. Rigg (1915–2004), US Navy Ace pilot
James Harrison Rigg (1821–1909), English nonconformist minister and Methodist educator
John Rigg (1858–1943), New Zealand politician
Keith Rigg (1906–1995), Australian cricketer
Rebecca Rigg (born 1967), Australian actress
Richard Rigg (British politician) (1877–1942), British barrister and Liberal MP
Richard Rigg (Canadian politician) (1872–1964), Canadian minister and politician
Sean Rigg (born 1988), English footballer
Steven Rigg (born 1992), English footballer
Suzanne Rigg (born 1963), British and American track and field athlete and Olympics competitor
Ted Rigg (1913–2002), American basketball player
Theodore Rigg (1888–1972), British-born New Zealand agricultural chemist and scientific administrator
Tia Rigg (1998–2010), British murder victim
Tweedale Rigg (1986–1973), English footballer
William Rigg (politician) (1847–1926), English-born Canadian businessman and Free Trade politician
William Rigg (priest) (1877–1966), British Anglican priest

Places

Lancashire and Cumbria

Bailrigg, the home of Lancaster University, Lancashire England
Bigrigg, a village in Cumbria, England
Drigg, a village in Cumbria on the coast of the Irish Sea
Eccle Riggs, a country house in Cumbria, England
Haverigg, a village in Cumbria, England
High Rigg, a small hill in the English Lake District
Newton Rigg College, a former agricultural college near Penrith
Nine Standards Rigg, a summit in the North Pennines near Kirkby Stephen

Scotland and Ireland

Rigg, Dumfries and Galloway, a settlement in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Rigg, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Fictional characters

Officer Rigg, a character in the Saw film series
Rigg Sessamekesh, the protagonist of Orson Scott Card's novel Pathfinder