Kiggins Explained

Kiggins is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish surname Mag Uiginn, or "son of the Viking,"^[1] and may refer to:

People

• John P. Kiggins, movie theatre magnate and former Mayor of Vancouver, Washington
• John Kiggins, Union army soldier in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor
• Bob Kiggins, outlaw and cattle rustler, killed by lawman and gunfighter Bill Standifer in 1898
• Lewis J. Kiggins, credited with naming Ohio City, Ohio in 1890

Places

• Kiggins Theatre, Art Deco movie theatre named for John P. Kiggins, located in Vancouver, Washington.
• John P. and Mary Kiggins House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• Kiggins Bowl, an area in Leverich Park in Vancouver, Washington, named for the geographical formation of the terrain
• Kiggin, Colorado, a census designated place in Garfield County, Colorado

See also

• Higgins (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Hanks, Patrick, Simon Lenarčič and Peter McClure (2022). Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press,