Origins of the Biggs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 93North West 87Isle of ManYorkshire 224East Midlands 287West Midlands 270East 490London 1866South East 857South West 373South Wales 127Mid Wales 16West Wales 12North Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Biggses lived in london

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    7,300 Biggs Travel & migration records
    59,000 Biggses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Biggs

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    768th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Biggs surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Biggs first names?

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    Common jobs for Biggses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Biggses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    265

    Laundress

    236

    Domestic Servant

    146

    General Servant Domestic

    144

    General Servant

    128

    Commmon male occupations for Biggses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    269

    General Labourer

    252

    Carpenter

    175

    Bricklayer

    159

    Farm Labourer

    155

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