Wignall Family History
Wignall Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Wiggenhall (Norfolk) Wiggenholt (Sussex) Wignal a minor place near Holmes in the parish of Croston (Lancashire). The Norfolk placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga (genitive Wicgan; see Wigley ) + Old English halh ‘nook corner of land’. The Sussex placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga (genitive Wicgan) + Old English holt ‘wood thicket’. The Lancashire placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga + Old English h(e)alh ‘nook corner recess’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022