Figgins is a surname. The name Figgins appears first in 13th century Wiltshire, England, and may have Norman roots (many of the peoples of medieval England by this time had ancestors who came across to England with the Norman invasion of 1066 AD). According to genealogists, the surname Figgins also exists as a permutation of the Irish Gaelic Ó hUigín (from Vikings) and Ó Faodhagáin or Ó hAodhagáin (descendant of Egan), from which Fagan, Feagan, Wiggins, Higgins and many others also derive, as a result of the anglicization of the name. The earliest records of the name in formal documents date from the 16th century, with increasing references in the 17th century as more and better records began to be kept (e.g. births, marriages, and deaths as recorded by local parish churches). People with the Figgins surname include: Vincent Figgins (1766–1844), English typeface designer James Figgins (1811–1884), his son, typefounder and member of Parliament Chone Figgins (born 1978), American baseball player Morgan Figgins (born 1992), American figure skater Principal Figgins, situation comedy character in the American television programme, Glee, as played by Pakistan-born Iqbal Theba