Origins of the Wigginton surname

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    In 1921, most Wiggintons lived in east-midlands

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    360 Wigginton Travel & migration records
    3,600 Wiggintons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wigginton

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    Common jobs for Wiggintons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wiggintons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Housekeeper

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Wiggintons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Coal Miner

    14

    General Labourer

    14

    Butcher

    13

    Bricklayer

    11

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