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 | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 557 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 19 |
| Derbyshire | 157 |
| Devon | 9 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 165 |
| Essex | 47 |
| Gloucestershire | 39 |
| Hampshire | 39 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 31 |
| Lancashire | 7,420 |
| Leicestershire | 24 |
| Lincolnshire | 9 |
| London | 215 |
| Middlesex | 69 |
| Northumberland | 90 |
| Norfolk | 12 |
| Northamptonshire | 85 |
| Nottinghamshire | 74 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 148 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 62 |
| Sussex | 25 |
| Staffordshire | 605 |
| Warwickshire | 162 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 68 |
| Yorkshire | 432 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 19 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 23 |
| Glamorgan | 36 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 38 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,009 |
| Cotton Weaver | 188 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 158 |
| Weaver | 66 |
| Labourer | 56 |
| Private Means | 50 |
| At Home | 47 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 44 |
| Dressmaker | 44 |
| Weaver Cotton | 44 |
| House Keeper | 42 |
| Housekeeper | 38 |
| Farm Labourer | 37 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 37 |
| Carter | 37 |
| General Labourer | 36 |
| None | 35 |
| Domestic Servant | 32 |
| Clerk | 31 |
| Farmer | 31 |
| House Painter | 27 |
| Cotton Spinner | 26 |
| Joiner | 25 |
| General Servant Domestic | 24 |
| Shop Assistant | 23 |
| 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 |