Wigan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wigan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wigan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 53
Shop Merchants Daughter 6
Cotton Weaver 4
House Keeper 3
Coal Miner 3
Mill Hand Cotton 3
Errand Boy 2
General Servant 2
Income From Dividends 2
Brewer 2
Dock Labourer 2
Servant Domestic 2
Cart Driver 2
Undergraduate Oxford 2
Labourer 2
Hop Merchant 2
Doctors 2
Labourer In Iron Works 2
Book Seller 2
Baptist Minister 1
Button Hole Maker 1
Companion 1
No Occupation 1
Publishers Assistant 1
Unemployed 1

Wigan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wigan 100% 1,800
2 Wiggan 83% 1,004
3 Wagon 60% 535
4 Wogan 80% 504
5 Wagan 80% 155

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The surname Wigan is the most popular version of all its varients

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