Bigelow
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Translingual[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bigelow
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879).
Further reading[edit]
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Biglow
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Middle English big (“big”) + low (“mound, hill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bigelow (countable and uncountable, plural Bigelows)
- (countable) A surname from Middle English.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- A town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States.
- A ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas, United States.
- A city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States.
- A village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bigelow is the 3086th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11650 individuals. Bigelow is most common among White (86.76%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bigelow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 158.
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- en:Towns in Arkansas, USA
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- en:Places in Missouri, USA