Origins of the Higgitt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 5West Midlands 70EastLondon 33South East 28South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Higgitts lived in west-midlands

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    130 Higgitt Travel & migration records
    1,300 Higgitts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Higgitt

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    Common jobs for Higgitts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Higgitts in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Annuitant

    6

    Dress Maker

    5

    House Keeper

    3

    Housewife

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Higgitts in 1921

    Engine Fitter

    10

    Coal Miner

    8

    Tailor

    6

    House Painter

    5

    Confectioner

    4

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