Origins of the Wiggins surname

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    In 1921, most Wigginses lived in london

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    6,400 Wiggins Travel & migration records
    35,000 Wigginses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wiggins

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    Common jobs for Wigginses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wigginses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    188

    Laundress

    165

    Domestic Servant

    110

    General Servant Domestic

    83

    Charwoman

    70

    Commmon male occupations for Wigginses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    250

    General Labourer

    188

    Farm Labourer

    133

    Farm Hands

    125

    Carpenter

    119

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