Rigley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rigley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rigley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 94
Coal Miner 31
Labourer 12
Collier 10
Cotton Weaver 8
House Keeper 8
Blacksmith 6
House Servant 6
Dress Maker 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
General Servant 4
Iron Stone Miner 3
Laundress 3
Boatman 3
General Labourer 3
Cotton Power Loom Weaver 3
Cotton Spinner 3
Domestic Servant 3
Dyer 3
Agricultual Labourer 3
Glove Stitcher 3
Day Servant 3
Daughter 2
Miner 2
Gardner 2

Rigley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wrigley 86% 24,742
2 Rigley 100% 6,493
3 Rigly 83% 409
4 Regley 83% 237
5 Wrigly 67% 137
6 Ragley 83% 136

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The surname Rigley is the 2nd most popular variant of Wrigley.

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