Biga Family History
Biga Name Meaning
Polish: possibly from biga ‘two-wheeled cart’ and hence an occupational name for a carter. Italian (mainly Piedmont): nickname or metonymic occupational name from Piedmontese biga ‘sow’. Serbian and Croatian: probably a nickname or metonymic occupational name from biga ‘sheaf bundle’ also ‘loaf of bread’ a word of Venetian Italian origin.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022