Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹɪɡ.bi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Originally derived from the name of a town in Lancashire, itself from Old Norse hryggr "ridge" and býr "farm, settlement". Related NamesDetails Rootshryggr + býrGiven Name DescendantRigby(English) Categories astrophysicists, isograms, The Beatles characters