Origins of the Diggles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 22Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 23West MidlandsEastLondon 132South East 7South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Diggleses lived in london

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    210 Diggles Travel & migration records
    1,900 Diggleses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Diggleses

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    Commmon female occupations for Diggleses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    25

    Dressmaker

    14

    Weaver

    13

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Widow

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Diggleses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    Joiner

    10

    Railway Clerk

    9

    Brass Finisher

    6

    Collier

    6

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