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Jewkes Name Meaning

English (Worcestershire): patronymic with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s from a pet form of the personal names Jukel Jokel which are from Breton Judicael and this one from Old Breton Iudicael. The Breton personal name is derived from iuth ‘lord’ with a suffix -ig + hael hail ‘generous bountiful’. In England the personal name was particularly common in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and in districts where Bretons settled after the Norman Conquest. Compare Jewell .

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

Similar surnames: Jukes, Mewes, Jakes, Jeanes, Perkes, Tewes, Hawkes, Heikes, Jenks

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You can see how Jewkes families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jewkes family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Jewkes families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 8 Jewkes families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 47% of all the recorded Jewkes's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Jewkes families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 6,000 census records available for the last name Jewkes. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Jewkes 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 698 immigration records available for the last name Jewkes. 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 580 military records available for the last name Jewkes. For the veterans among your Jewkes ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Jewkes life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Jewkes in 1963 was 82, and 71 in 2004.

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