Rigby Name Meaning: Deribved from Old Norse 'hryggr' ridge, and 'by or byr' farm or settlement.
Discover how your Rigby ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 321 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 40 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 23 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 7 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 10 |
| Lancashire | 3,427 |
| Leicestershire | 2 |
| Lincolnshire | 3 |
| London | 188 |
| Middlesex | 14 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 42 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 106 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 10 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 277 |
| Warwickshire | 25 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 92 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |