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 | 0 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 489 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 109 |
| Devon | 7 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 83 |
| Essex | 21 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 24 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 22 |
| Lancashire | 5,741 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 214 |
| Middlesex | 22 |
| Northumberland | 35 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 78 |
| Nottinghamshire | 41 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 87 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 10 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 354 |
| Warwickshire | 144 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 20 |
| Yorkshire | 278 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 18 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 16 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,358 |
| Coal Miner | 299 |
| Cotton Weaver | 276 |
| General Labourer | 108 |
| Dress Maker | 57 |
| Farmer | 56 |
| Domestic Servant | 55 |
| Cotton Spinner | 50 |
| Labourer | 42 |
| Carter | 41 |
| Living On Own Means | 39 |
| Cotton Winder | 38 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 38 |
| General Servant Domestic | 36 |
| House Keeper | 32 |
| General Servant | 31 |
| Farm Labourer | 25 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 23 |
| Charwoman | 21 |
| Joiner | 20 |
| Laundress | 20 |
| Clerk | 19 |
| Gardener | 18 |
| Grocer | 18 |
| Cotton Piecer | 16 |
| 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 |