Origins of the Higgs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 43Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 239East Midlands 151West Midlands 702East 367London 1538South East 839South West 363South Wales 241Mid Wales 67West Wales 21North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Higgses lived in london

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    5,500 Higgs Travel & migration records
    58,000 Higgses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Higgs

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    854th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Higgs surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Higgs first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Higgses

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    Commmon female occupations for Higgses in 1921

    Laundress

    257

    Dressmaker

    233

    General Servant Domestic

    143

    Domestic Servant

    128

    General Servant

    128

    Commmon male occupations for Higgses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    344

    General Labourer

    203

    Carpenter

    183

    Butcher

    176

    Farm Labourer

    168

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