Talk:Bigod family

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Origin of name

Do we know the origin of the "Bigod" name? Also, wasn't it unusual at that time for a surname to be passed from one family member to another - the pattern being usually xxxx fitz yyyyy ? Any explanation? Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:13, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]