Origins of the Higley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 9West Midlands 76East 21London 68South East 50South West 16South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Higleys lived in west-midlands

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    540 Higley Travel & migration records
    2,900 Higleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Higley

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    Common jobs for Higleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Higleys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    House Servant

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Laundress

    7

    None

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Higleys in 1921

    Carpenter

    45

    Butcher

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    13

    General Labourer

    12

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