Bigelow

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Bigelow A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879). === Further reading === Author query of the International Plant Names Index == English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Biglow === Etymology === Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Middle English big (“big”) + low (“mound, hill”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡəloʊ/ === Proper noun === Bigelow (countable and uncountable, plural Bigelows) (countable) A surname from Middle English. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname: A town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. A ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. A city in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. A village in Holt County, Missouri, United States. ==== 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bigelow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 158.