“A ‘pygg jar’ was not yet shaped like a pig ... the 18th century “pygg bank” became “pig bank” and then “piggy bank”. After being trotted out in Panati’s 1989 book, numerous ...

Today everyone has seen some form of a piggy bank, even if it isn’t in the form of a farm animal. They sit on multiple children’s shelves to collect birthday cash and allowance from parents.