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Kiggins Family History

Kiggins Surname Meaning

Irish (Galway and Mayo) and Manx: shortened Anglicized form (with English excrescent -s) of Gaelic Mag Uiginn ‘son of the Viking’.

(see Higgins).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Kiggins family from?

You can see how Kiggins families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kiggins family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kiggins families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 33 Kiggins families living in Yorkshire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Kiggins's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Kiggins families in 1891.
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What did your Kiggins ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Kiggins. 100% of Kiggins men worked as an Incapacitated and 53% of Kiggins women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Incapacitated
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    53%
  • Cook General
    10%
  • Unpaid Domestic Du
    10%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    10%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 861 immigration records available for the last name Kiggins. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Kiggins. For the veterans among your Kiggins ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kiggins lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Kiggins life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Kiggins in 1960 was 46, and 85 in 2004.

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