The bignell Surname
bignell Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from Bignell near Bicester, Oxfordshire, so named with an Old English personal name Bicga + Old English hyll ‘hill’.
- variant of Bicknell.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Bignell family | T.Bignell | 4 |
| John Bignell |
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| BIGNELL - BRIGHTON, SUSSEX, ENGLAND. | HELEN | 6 |
| Bignell's in Hampshire |
 esme156193
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| Thomas Bignell b. 27 March 1749, England | Stacey Baker | 2 |
| George Bignell Sr. |
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| BIGNELL, Charles W. 1846-1917,MI | Kay Thomas | 5 |
| Ellen Bignell 1855 Croydon |
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| Bignells from London (St Pancras) |
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