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Cartledge Family History

Cartledge Name Meaning

English (Midlands and Yorkshire): habitational name from Cartledge in Derbyshire named from Old Norse kartr ‘rocky ground’ + Old English læcc ‘boggy stream’ (both unattested).

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


Similar surnames: Catledge, Cartlidge, Partridge, Colledge, Corbridge, Farleigh

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Where is the Cartledge family from?

You can see how Cartledge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cartledge family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cartledge families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 25 Cartledge families living in Ontario. This was about 68% of all the recorded Cartledge's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Cartledge families in 1911.
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What did your Cartledge ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Machinist and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Cartledge. 100% of Cartledge men worked as a Machinist and 100% of Cartledge women worked as a Housekeeper. .

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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 1921

  • Machinist
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Housekeeper
    100%
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There are 31,000 census records available for the last name Cartledge. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cartledge census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Cartledge. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Cartledge. For the veterans among your Cartledge ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cartledge lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Cartledge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Cartledge in 1942 was 34, and 82 in 2004.

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