Origins of the Wignall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 33Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 117East Midlands 138West Midlands 19East 13London 1728South East 46South West 19South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wignalls lived in london

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    1,400 Wignall Travel & migration records
    16,000 Wignalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wignalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wignalls in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    302

    Weaver Cotton

    74

    Weaver

    66

    Dressmaker

    50

    Cotton Winder

    47

    Commmon male occupations for Wignalls in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    102

    Cotton Spinner

    82

    Carter

    77

    Joiner

    77

    General Labourer

    74

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