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 153
Coal Miner 66
Cotton Weaver 30
Living On Own Means 12
Domestic Servant 8
General Labourer 7
Labourer 7
Cotton Spinner 6
Farmer 6
General Servant 6
Iron Moulder 6
Dress Maker 5
Assistant 4
Clerk 4
Farm Servant 4
Tailor 4
Blacksmith 4
Carter 4
Factory Operative 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Cotton Weaver Spinner 3
Labourer In Coal Miner 3
Laundress 3
Coal Dealer 3
Tailoress 3

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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