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 (1937âÂÂ2019), British mediaevalist and academic
- Archibald G. Rigg (1878âÂÂ1959), Canadian-born American architect
- Archibald Rigg (1865âÂÂ1918), New Zealand cricketer
- Archie Rigg ('1872âÂÂ1951), English rugby union and rugby league footballer
- Basil Rigg (1925âÂÂ2025), Australian cricketer
- Bert Rigg (1923âÂÂ2015), Australian cricketer
- Bryan Mark Rigg (born 1971), American author and speaker
- Caroline Rigg (1852âÂÂ1929), British educator, school founder, and headmistress
- Chris Rigg (born 2007), English footballer
- Clem Rigg (1899âÂÂ1966), English footballer
- Diana Rigg (1938âÂÂ2020), English actress
- Eddie Rigg (1919âÂÂ1991), British motercycle racer
- Edwin Augustus Rigg (1822âÂÂ1882), 49er, officer in the American Civil War and the Apache Wars
- Elizabeth Schultz Rigg (1921âÂÂ2001), American pianist, cabaret performer, dancer, and philanthropist
- George Rigg (1814âÂÂ1887), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
- George Burton Rigg (1872âÂÂ1961), American botanist and ecologist
- James F. Rigg (1915âÂÂ2004), US Navy Ace pilot
- James Harrison Rigg (1821âÂÂ1909), English nonconformist minister and Methodist educator
- John Rigg (1858âÂÂ1943), New Zealand politician
- Keith Rigg (1906âÂÂ1995), Australian cricketer
- Rebecca Rigg (born 1967), Australian actress
- Richard Rigg (British politician) (1877âÂÂ1942), British barrister and Liberal MP
- Richard Rigg (Canadian politician) (1872âÂÂ1964), 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 (1913âÂÂ2002), American basketball player
- Theodore Rigg (1888âÂÂ1972), British-born New Zealand agricultural chemist and scientific administrator
- Tia Rigg (1998âÂÂ2010), British murder victim
- Tweedale Rigg (1986âÂÂ1973), English footballer
- William Rigg (politician) (1847âÂÂ1926), English-born Canadian businessman and Free Trade politician
- William Rigg (priest) (1877âÂÂ1966), 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
Fictional characters
See also