Wignall Family History

Wignall Surname Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Wiggenhall (Norfolk), Wiggenholt (Sussex), Wignal, a minor place near Holmes in the parish of Croston (Lancashire). The Norfolk placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga (genitive Wicgan; see Wigley) + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’.

The Sussex placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga (genitive Wicgan) + Old English holt ‘wood, thicket’. The Lancashire placename derives from the Old English personal name Wicga + Old English h(e)alh ‘nook, corner, recess’.

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

Similar surnames: Wigfall, Bagnall, Bignell, Wall, Woodall, Windle, Darnall, Wivell, Dignam, Vignali

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Where is the Wignall family from?

You can see how Wignall families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wignall family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wignall families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,212 Wignall families living in Lancashire. This was about 71% of all the recorded Wignall's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Wignall families in 1891.

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What did your Wignall ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Wignall. 20% of Wignall men worked as a General labourer and 68% of Wignall women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wignall were Cotton spinner and Incapacitated.

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General labourer

20%

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Cotton spinner

Unpaid domestic duties

68%

Cotton weaver

Unpaid domestic

Incapacitated

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What is the average Wignall lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Wignall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Wignall in 1960 was 21, and 81 in 2004.

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Wignall Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Wignall family from?

What did your Wignall ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

General labourer

20%

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Cotton spinner

Unpaid domestic duties

68%

Cotton weaver

Unpaid domestic

Incapacitated

What Wignall family records will you find?

What is the average Wignall lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Wignall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Wignall in 1960 was 21, and 81 in 2004.

Wignall Family History

Wignall Surname Meaning

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