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Bath Name Meaning

English (southern): habitational name from the city of Bath in Somerset or possibly from Bathe Barton in North Tawton in Devon or some other minor places so called. The city of Bath is the site of the sumptuous but in the Middle Ages ruined Roman baths. The place is named with the dative plural of Old English bæth ‘bath’. In some cases the surname may have originated as a metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house. German: variant of Bathe . Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan of unexplained etymology.

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


Similar surnames: Bach, Batt, Bathe, Rath, Beth, Gath, Fath, Beath, Barth, Vath

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Where is the Bath family from?

You can see how Bath families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bath family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bath families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 78 Bath families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Bath's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bath families in 1911.
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What did your Bath ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Bath. 33% of Bath men worked as a Farmer and 60% of Bath women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bath were Contractor and Book Keeper. .

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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

  • Farmer
    33%
  • Labourer
    25%
  • Laborer
    15%
  • Contractor
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    60%
  • Book Keeper
    40%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 10,000 immigration records available for the last name Bath. 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 8,000 military records available for the last name Bath. For the veterans among your Bath ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bath lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Bath life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Bath in 1945 was 54, and 75 in 2004.

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