Wigston 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 3
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 10
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 1
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 20
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 1
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 20
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

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

Wigston Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wigston family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 6
Frame Work Knitter 4
Agricultural Labourer 2
Ribbon Weaver 2
Wheelwright 2
Male Servant 1
Navy H P 1
Bricklayer 1
Coach Painter Journeyman 1
Farmer 1
Female Servant 1
Servant 1
Woollen Housery Man 1
Carpenter 1
Shoe Maker 1
Watch Maker 1
Weaver 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Wigston

Name Census Frequency
William Wigston 83
Mary Wigston 82
Thomas Wigston 64
John Wigston 60
Elizabeth Wigston 49
Sarah Wigston 27
James Wigston 24
Jane Wigston 23
Henry Wigston 21
George Wigston 19
Joseph Wigston 19
Harry Wigston 17
Eliza Wigston 16
Emma Wigston 16
Annie Wigston 15
Ellen Wigston 13
Samuel Wigston 13
Ada Wigston 11
Emily Wigston 11
Margaret Wigston 11
Caroline Wigston 10
Arthur Wigston 9
Matthew Wigston 9
David Wigston 8
Frances Wigston 8

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