Wigton Family History
Wigton Name Meaning
Scottish (Borders) and northern English: habitational name from
Wigton in Cumbria, near Carlisle.
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Name Distribution of Wigton Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Wigton families
 8 - 14  3 - 7 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Wigton families
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11 - 20 4 - 10 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Wigton census records
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Wigton Family Origin
Wigton Emigration Information (US)
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Wigton Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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