Wrigley Name Meaning: Habitational name from Wrigley Head near Salford. wrigian ‘to strive’ + leah ‘wood clearing’.
Given to someone who lived near 'a clearing by a river bend'. The first recorded spelling is that of 'William de Wriggeley',dated 1327.
Discover how your Wrigley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 7 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 127 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 50 |
| Devon | 11 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Essex | 29 |
| Gloucestershire | 0 |
| Hampshire | 16 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Lancashire | 1,807 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 107 |
| Middlesex | 8 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 63 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 17 |
| Warwickshire | 14 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 718 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 13 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 451 |
| Cotton Weaver | 101 |
| Cotton Operative | 44 |
| Cotton Spinner | 38 |
| General Labourer | 27 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 26 |
| Woollen Weaver | 26 |
| Cotton Reeler | 24 |
| Living On Own Means | 23 |
| Dress Maker | 21 |
| Coal Miner | 19 |
| Cotton Piecer | 18 |
| Cotton Winder | 17 |
| Carter | 13 |
| House Keeper | 10 |
| Domestic Servant | 10 |
| Labourer | 10 |
| Clerk | 9 |
| General Servant Domestic | 9 |
| Tailor | 8 |
| Grocer | 8 |
| Iron Turner | 8 |
| Farm Labourer | 8 |
| Butcher | 7 |
| Machinist | 7 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Wrigley | 2,034 |
| John Wrigley | 1,648 |
| James Wrigley | 1,420 |
| Sarah Wrigley | 1,193 |
| William Wrigley | 1,166 |
| Elizabeth Wrigley | 921 |
| Joseph Wrigley | 781 |
| Ann Wrigley | 703 |
| Thomas Wrigley | 646 |
| Alice Wrigley | 558 |
| George Wrigley | 551 |
| Hannah Wrigley | 535 |
| Jane Wrigley | 430 |
| Samuel Wrigley | 387 |
| Martha Wrigley | 322 |
| Annie Wrigley | 308 |
| Eliza Wrigley | 295 |
| Emma Wrigley | 294 |
| Robert Wrigley | 288 |
| Henry Wrigley | 276 |
| Charles Wrigley | 262 |
| Betty Wrigley | 253 |
| Benjamin Wrigley | 243 |
| Ellen Wrigley | 234 |
| Margaret Wrigley | 229 |