Puigs

Puigs is a surname of Catalan origin. It is the plural form of Puig, a topographic term in Catalan meaning hill or height. As a toponymic or habitational surname, Puigs often denotes a family originating from places named Puig or from hillside locations associated with such a place. The form Puigs is the standard plural in Catalan and is encountered as a family name in its own right.

Origins and meaning: The root puig is used in many Catalan place names across Catalonia and the Valencian Community. The surname likely arose in medieval times when a family's association with a hillside settlement or a hillside estate was used to identify them. Variants include Puig (without the s) and, in some cases, spellings affected by regional language contact.

Geographic distribution: In Spain, Puigs is most commonly found in Catalonia and Valencia. The name has also spread to other parts of the world through migration, with occurrences in countries in the Americas and Europe where people of Catalan descent settled, such as Argentina, the United States, and France.

Notable bearers: There is no single figure universally identified with the surname Puigs; individuals bearing the name have contributed across fields such as academia, arts, and public life, typically without the surname itself being a marker of a particular profession or notoriety.

See also: Puig (surname).