Origins of the Higginbottom surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 168Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 332East Midlands 437West Midlands 47East 5London 654South East 23South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Higginbottoms lived in london

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    2,100 Higginbottom Travel & migration records
    17,000 Higginbottoms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Higginbottom

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    Common jobs for Higginbottoms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Higginbottoms in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    202

    Cotton Winder

    48

    Housekeeper

    48

    Dressmaker

    47

    Weaver Cotton

    40

    Commmon male occupations for Higginbottoms in 1921

    Coal Miner

    162

    Coal Miner Hewer

    66

    General Labourer

    58

    Cotton Spinner

    49

    Cotton Weaver

    40

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