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
0
27
54
80
107
134
161
187
214
241
268
294
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
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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
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