Origins of the Diggory surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 14East MidlandsWest Midlands 45East 13London 20South East 6South West 10South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 34Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Diggorys lived in west-midlands

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    100 Diggory Travel & migration records
    1,400 Diggorys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Diggorys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Diggorys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Velvet Weaver

    4

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Diggorys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Railway Clerk

    9

    Tin Plate Worker

    8

    Farm Labourer

    7

    General Labourer

    7

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