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Origins of the Hignett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 264Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 35East Midlands 4West Midlands 18East 12London 501South East 16South West 8South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hignetts lived in london

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    570 Hignett Travel & migration records
    6,600 Hignetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hignetts

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    Common female occupations for Hignetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    House Servant

    24

    Domestic Servant

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Laundress

    19

    Common male occupations for Hignetts in 1921

    General Labourer

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Carter

    32

    Farmer

    31

    Gentleman

    28

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