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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 603 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 137 |
| Devon | 12 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 106 |
| Essex | 26 |
| Gloucestershire | 29 |
| Hampshire | 34 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 43 |
| Lancashire | 6,864 |
| Leicestershire | 15 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 192 |
| Middlesex | 66 |
| Northumberland | 80 |
| Norfolk | 14 |
| Northamptonshire | 86 |
| Nottinghamshire | 51 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 112 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 41 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 533 |
| Warwickshire | 149 |
| Westmorland | 17 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 51 |
| Yorkshire | 347 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 25 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 15 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 23 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 294 |
| General Labourer | 93 |
| Living On Own Means | 73 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 64 |
| Scholar | 60 |
| Farmer | 59 |
| Cotton Spinner | 54 |
| General Servant Domestic | 52 |
| Dress Maker | 51 |
| Cotton Winder | 41 |
| Coal Hewer | 38 |
| Domestic Servant | 36 |
| Coal Miner | 35 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 30 |
| Coal Miner Heaver | 24 |
| School | 23 |
| Charwoman | 22 |
| Servant Domestic | 21 |
| Bricklayer | 20 |
| Joiner | 20 |
| Dressmaker | 19 |
| House Painter | 19 |
| Tailoress | 19 |
| Railway Porter | 18 |
| Butcher | 15 |
| 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 |