Riggle
A surname most likely built from an older Germanic personal name or a nickname form, especially in North American usage.
The #8,201 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 76,290 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Riggle is best treated as a North American surname of uncertain but probably Germanic background. It may reflect an altered form of a German or English personal name beginning with Rig- or a nickname built from a word suggesting a quick or twisting movement. In many cases, surnames of this shape were later stabilized in spelling after immigration and English-language recordkeeping.
History
The name is relatively uncommon in the United States and is most visible in families of German or German-American background. As with many surnames that have undergone spelling adjustment, its present form may not preserve the original spelling exactly, making the deeper origin hard to pin down confidently.
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Fun fact
Because the spelling is so fluid in older records, some Riggle families may be connected to different original surnames than others.