Origins of the Bigland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 11West Midlands 24East 3London 91South East 5South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Biglands lived in london

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    380 Bigland Travel & migration records
    2,300 Biglands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bigland

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    What are the most common Bigland first names?

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    Common jobs for Biglands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Biglands in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Dressmaker

    6

    Farmers Wife

    6

    Private Means

    6

    F S

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Biglands in 1921

    Yeoman

    22

    Fisherman

    10

    General Labourer

    9

    House Painter

    9

    Farmer

    7

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