English: habitational name from Wigmore in Herefordshire so named from Old English wicga in the sense ‘something moving quaking unstable ground’ + mōr ‘marsh’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Wigmore families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wigmore family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Wigmore families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 70 Wigmore families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Wigmore's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Wigmore families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Wigmore surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Wigmore. 55% of Wigmore men worked as a Farmer and 38% of Wigmore women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wigmore were Laborer and Housekeeper. .
Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Wigmore life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Wigmore in 1958 was 55, and 72 in 2004.