Origins of the Higgott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 22West Midlands 42East 5London 16South East 11South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Higgotts lived in west-midlands

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    79 Higgott Travel & migration records
    1,700 Higgotts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Higgott

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    Common jobs for Higgotts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Higgotts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    House Keeper

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Higgotts in 1921

    Bricklayer

    25

    Farmer

    22

    Blacksmith

    12

    Tailor

    10

    Coal Miner

    9

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