Origins of the Higgin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 19Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 30East Midlands 1West Midlands 7East 8London 433South East 12South West 1South Wales 6Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Higgins lived in london

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    1,500 Higgin Travel & migration records
    6,800 Higgins found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Higgins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Higgins in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    83

    Weaver

    31

    Dressmaker

    28

    Domestic Servant

    18

    House Keeper

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Higgins in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    49

    Farmer

    44

    Butcher

    35

    Yeoman

    30

    General Labourer

    22

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