Rigby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Rigby Name Meaning: Deribved from Old Norse 'hryggr' ridge, and 'by or byr' farm or settlement.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 2
Cambridgeshire 2
Cheshire 321
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 40
Devon 3
Durham 23
Essex 2
Flintshire 14
Gloucestershire 7
Hampshire 20
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 10
Hunts and Rutland 0
Isle of Man 2
Kent 10
Lancashire 3,427
Leicestershire 2
Lincolnshire 3
London 188
Middlesex 14
Montgomeryshire 1
Northumberland 5
Norfolk 4
Northamptonshire 42
Shropshire 106
Suffolk 3
Somerset 1
Surrey 10
Staffordshire 277
Warwickshire 25
Westmorland 1
Yorkshire 92
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Dorset 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Sussex 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0

Rigby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rigby family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 105
Cotton Weaver 104
Agricultural Labourer 100
Weaver 98
Independent 89
Labourer 87
Farmer 72
Silk Weaver 64
Male Servant 53
Coal Miner 35
Ag Lab 33
Collier 24
Potter 24
Miner 20
Cotton Spinner 19
Joiner 15
Power Loom Weaver 13
Shoe Maker 13
Watch Maker 13
Dress Maker 12
Book Keeper 12
Lab 12
Pupil 11
Tailor 11
Cotton Piecer 11

Most Frequent Forenames for Rigby

Name Census Frequency
Mary Rigby 4,381
John Rigby 4,265
William Rigby 3,630
Thomas Rigby 3,160
Elizabeth Rigby 3,105
James Rigby 2,781
Sarah Rigby 1,676
Ann Rigby 1,671
Margaret Rigby 1,645
Alice Rigby 1,590
Ellen Rigby 1,438
Jane Rigby 1,380
Joseph Rigby 1,360
George Rigby 1,219
Henry Rigby 1,069
Richard Rigby 1,051
Robert Rigby 1,036
Annie Rigby 738
Edward Rigby 691
Charles Rigby 642
Hannah Rigby 640
Martha Rigby 622
Samuel Rigby 600
Catherine Rigby 495
Peter Rigby 464

Rigby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rigby 100% 58,878
2 Regby 80% 451
3 Rigbye 83% 357
4 Rigbey 83% 284
5 Rugby 80% 275
6 Wrigby 83% 185

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The surname Rigby is the most popular version of all its varients

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