Origins of the Diggins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 53West Midlands 10East 110London 268South East 86South West 47South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Digginses lived in london

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    1,500 Diggins Travel & migration records
    5,400 Digginses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Digginses

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    Commmon female occupations for Digginses in 1921

    Laundress

    33

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Charwoman

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Digginses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    General Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Carpenter

    18

    Carman

    17

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