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Stove Family History

Stove Name Meaning

from one or more of various minor places in Orkney and Shetland called Stove including that in Sanday (Orkney) from which the 1648 early bearer took his name. The place-names derive from Old Scandinavian stofa ‘room dwelling’. perhaps from Middle English stoven ‘tree-trunk or -stump’ (Old Scandinavian stofn) understood as a plural in -n and made singular accordingly.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Stone, Stowe, Stave, Stoke, Shove, Steve, Stuve, Stover, Stock, Stoop

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You can see how Stove families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stove family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stove families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 6 Stove families living in Northwest Territories. This was about 32% of all the recorded Stove's in Canada. Northwest Territories and 1 other province had the highest population of Stove families in 1911.
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What did your Stove ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Household Duties was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Stove. 100% of Stove women worked as a Household Duties. .

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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 Female Occupations In 1921

  • Household Duties
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 909 immigration records available for the last name Stove. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Stove. For the veterans among your Stove ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stove lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2003, in the United States, Stove life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1974, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Stove in 1957 was 53, and 44 in 2003.

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