Wiglesworth Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 7
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 6
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 20

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Wiglesworth Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wiglesworth family

Profession Census Frequency
Governess 2
Formerly Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 2
Hand Loom Weaver 2
Son Of Above Scholar 2
Surgeon 1
Agri Labr 1
Landed Proprietor 1
Rope Maker 1
Attorneys Clerk 1
Engine Driver 1
Farmer Of 70 Acres Employing 1 Labourer 1
Housekeeper 1
Assistant 1
Batchelor Of Hits University Of Cambridge 1
School Mistress 1
Assistant Grocer 1
Book Keeper 1
Daughter Of Above 1
Daughter Of Above Burler 1
Engine Driver On The Railway 1
Farm Labourer 1
Farmer Labourer 1
Farmers Daur 1
Machine Maker 1
Merchant In Flax 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Wiglesworth

Name Census Frequency
Mary Wiglesworth 37
John Wiglesworth 20
Elizabeth Wiglesworth 19
Thomas Wiglesworth 18
William Wiglesworth 18
Joseph Wiglesworth 16
Arthur Wiglesworth 13
James Wiglesworth 13
Henry Wiglesworth 11
Sarah Wiglesworth 11
Edward Wiglesworth 9
Alice Wiglesworth 8
Charles Wiglesworth 6
Edith Wiglesworth 6
Emily Wiglesworth 6
Emma Wiglesworth 6
George Wiglesworth 6
Jane Wiglesworth 6
Ann Wiglesworth 5
Agnes Wiglesworth 4
Bertha Wiglesworth 4
Eliza Wiglesworth 4
Ellen Wiglesworth 4
Hannah Wiglesworth 4
Isaac Wiglesworth 4

Wiglesworth Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wigglesworth 92% 10,087
2 Wiglesworth 100% 403
3 Wigelsworth 82% 229

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The surname Wiglesworth is the 2nd most popular variant of Wigglesworth.

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