Origins of the Biggin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 12Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 510East Midlands 112West Midlands 14East 7London 41South East 22South West 54South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Biggins lived in yorkshire

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    750 Biggin Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Biggins

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    Commmon female occupations for Biggins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Laundress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Cutler

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Biggins in 1921

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    75

    Farmer

    48

    Coal Miner

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Cutler

    22

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