Wriglesworth 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 4
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 10
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 56

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

Wriglesworth Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wriglesworth family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 15
Agricultural Labourer 3
Bricksetter 2
Piecer Cotton 2
Servant 2
Worsted Spinner 2
Nursemaid Domestic 1
Poet Messeger 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Hair Dresser 1
Mechanic Iron Foundry 1
Mule Peicer 1
Throstle Spinner 1
Basket Maker Master 1
Coal Miner 1
Domestic Servant 1
Farmer Labourer 1
Iron Founders Labourer 1
Joiner 1
Labourer 1
Labourer Ag 1
Labourer Cement Works 1
Machine Maker 1
Police Man 1
Police Man Wife 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Wriglesworth

Name Census Frequency
Mary Wriglesworth 48
John Wriglesworth 40
William Wriglesworth 35
Thomas Wriglesworth 28
Ann Wriglesworth 21
George Wriglesworth 20
Elizabeth Wriglesworth 17
Jane Wriglesworth 17
Joseph Wriglesworth 15
Robert Wriglesworth 14
Emma Wriglesworth 11
James Wriglesworth 11
Eliza Wriglesworth 10
Sarah Wriglesworth 10
Emily Wriglesworth 9
Annie Wriglesworth 8
Arthur Wriglesworth 7
Charles Wriglesworth 7
Edward Wriglesworth 6
Walter Wriglesworth 6
Alice Wriglesworth 5
Hannah Wriglesworth 5
Margaret Wriglesworth 5
Maria Wriglesworth 5
Richard Wriglesworth 5

Wriglesworth Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wrigglesworth 92% 5,387
2 Wriglesworth 100% 522
3 Rigglesworth 83% 154

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The surname Wriglesworth is the 2nd most popular variant of Wrigglesworth.

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