Bigelow

Translingual

Proper noun

Bigelow

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Biglow

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Middle English big (“big”) + low (“mound, hill”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɡəloʊ/

Proper noun

Bigelow (countable and uncountable, plural Bigelows)

1. (countable) A surname from Middle English.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. A town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States.
   2. A ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas, United States.
   3. A city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States.
   4. A village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bigelow is the 3086^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11650 individuals. Bigelow is most common among White (86.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bigelow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 158.