Cornish surname detection: three more lesser-found examples

The verb to swig is now associated with drinking. This has been suggested as the origin of the surname Swiggs, which could either be a nickname or an occupational name for someone who made drinking vessels. But thats all guesswork. What is less conjectural is its Cornish geography. The name, as Swigg, had emerged in
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Published on April 08, 2020 02:11
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