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Fee Family History

Fee Name Meaning

Irish: shortened form of O'Fee Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fiaich ‘descendant of Fiach’ a byname meaning ‘raven’. This name has sometimes been mistranslated as Hunt as a result of confusion with fiach the modern spelling of fiadhach ‘hunt’. English: from Middle English fe(e) ‘fee’ (Anglo-Norman French fee Latin feodum) for someone who held a fee which in the medieval period was an estate held in heritable or perpetual tenure to a feudal superior or the Crown.

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

Similar surnames: Mee, Gee, Lee, Fye, Nee, Fede, Feo, Dee, Pee, Bee

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Where is the Fee family from?

You can see how Fee families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fee family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fee families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 265 Fee families living in Ontario. This was about 53% of all the recorded Fee's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Fee families in 1911.

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What did your Fee ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Farmer
42%
Labourer
7%
Laborer
7%
Manager
5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Income
17%
Teacher
17%
Housekeeper
12%
Clerk
12%

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Census Records
There are 54,000 census records available for the last name Fee. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Fee 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 8,000 immigration records available for the last name Fee. 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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Draft Cards
There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Fee. For the veterans among your Fee ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 54,000 census records available for the last name Fee. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Fee 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 8,000 immigration records available for the last name Fee. 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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Draft Cards

There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Fee. For the veterans among your Fee ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Fee lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Fee life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Fee in 1945 was 27, and 77 in 2004.

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