When Walter S. Ligon was born on 14 April 1849, his father, William S Ligon, was 36 and his mother, Charity Gililland, was 34. He died on 6 April 1850, at the age of 0.
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English: variant of Lygon, the name of an aristocratic English family said to be of Norman origin. It is of unexplained etymology (but compare French name below).
French: from the personal name Higon, a southern French variant of Hugo, with fused definite article l'.
Polish (also Ligoń): nickname from a derivative of Old Polish ligać ‘to lie’ or ‘to kick up a fuss’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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