Origins of the Twigge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 93West Midlands 52EastLondon 22South East 5South WestSouth Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Twigges lived in east-midlands

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    120 Twigge Travel & migration records
    1,700 Twigges found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Twigges

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    Commmon female occupations for Twigges in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Farmer

    6

    Private Means

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Twigges in 1921

    Farmer

    27

    Joiner

    14

    General Labourer

    9

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Coal Miner

    6

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