Bigelow

Translingual Proper noun A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879). Further reading Author query of the International Plant Names Index mul Botanical author abbreviations English Alternative forms surname en Biglow Etymology Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from en enm big big + enm low mound, hill. Pronunciation en /ˈbɪɡəloʊ/ US Proper noun ~ s en countable en Middle English. en 2009-06-21 Manohla Dargis Action! w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/movies/21darg.html Above left, Kathryn Bigelow with the cinemaphotographer Barry Ackroyd on the set of “The Hurt Locker. https://web.archive.org/web/20251006103705/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/movies/21darg.html 6 October 2025 en uncountable A placename, from the surname: en town co/Perry County s/Arkansas c/US. en ghost town co/Marshall County s/Kansas c/US. en city co/Nobles County s/Minnesota c/US. en village co/Holt County s/Missouri c/US. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Bigelow is the 3086th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11650 individuals. Bigelow is most common among White (86.76%) individuals. Further reading