Origins of the Biggins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 105North West 24Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 226East Midlands 27West Midlands 36East 27London 141South East 20South West 9South Wales 4Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bigginses lived in yorkshire

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    1,900 Biggins Travel & migration records
    7,000 Bigginses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bigginses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Bigginses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    Domestic Servant

    26

    House Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Charwoman

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Bigginses in 1921

    General Labourer

    40

    Coal Miner

    34

    Tailor

    27

    Blacksmith

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

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