Pidgeon is a surname from an archaic spelling of pigeon. People Notable persons with the surname include: Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom Emily Pidgeon (born 1989), English athlete Frank Pidgeon (1825-1884), American baseball player George C. Pidgeon (1872–1971), Canadian religious minister Harry Pidgeon (1869–1954), American sailor, circumnavigator Jeff Pidgeon, American writer and actor John Pidgeon, Australian contractor and property developer Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon (1903–1999), Canadian chemist and metallurgist Monica Pidgeon (1913–2009), British interior designer and architectural writer Rebecca Pidgeon (born 1965), American actor and songwriter Valmai Pidgeon, Australian philanthropist and construction contractor W. R. Pidgeon, English inventor of an electrostatic machine Walter Pidgeon (1897–1984), Canadian actor William Pidgeon (1909-1981), Australian painter William Pidgeon (archaeologist) (c. 1800 – c. 1880), American antiquarian and archaeologist See also Pidgin (disambiguation) Pigeon (disambiguation) English-language surnames