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Pedlow Family History

Pedlow Name Meaning

English and Irish: nickname from Anglo-Norman French pie de leu ‘wolf's foot’ (French pied de loup). Forms of the surname are found in England and Ireland with the preposition de implying that it is a habitational name. However no evidence has been found for such a placename so such examples are probably scribal reinterpretations of the surname by analogy with English placenames ending in -low. 14th-century bearers of this surname apparently had estates in Ireland. The surname became frequent in Scotland in the 19th century due to immigration from Ireland. English: variant of Pedley .

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

Similar surnames: Peplow, Pellow, Perlow, Peglow, Ledlow, Bellow, Kellow, Pedley

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You can see how Pedlow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pedlow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Pedlow families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 17 Pedlow families living in Ontario. This was about 71% of all the recorded Pedlow's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Pedlow families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists
There are 784 immigration records available for the last name Pedlow. 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 505 military records available for the last name Pedlow. For the veterans among your Pedlow ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Pedlow. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pedlow census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Pedlow

Passenger Lists

There are 784 immigration records available for the last name Pedlow. 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 505 military records available for the last name Pedlow. For the veterans among your Pedlow ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pedlow lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Pedlow life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1994, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Pedlow in 1959 was 45, and 82 in 2004.

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