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Converse Name Meaning

English: nickname from Old French convers literally ‘converted’ used to denote someone converted from secular to religious life in adult age or earlier a lay member of a convent. The Cistercian and Augustinian conversi were men living according to a rule less strict than that of the monks or canons engaged chiefly in manual work with their own living quarters and their own part of the church. They were numerous among the Cistercians in the 12th and 13th centuries often outnumbering the monks and were by rule illiterate. These lay brothers were employed on the monastic manors and granges where they were liable to fall into the sin of owning private property. They acquired a reputation for violence and misbehaviour (at Neath in 1269 they locked the abbot in his bedroom and stole his horses) and they were gradually replaced by more manageable paid servants.

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


Similar surnames: Cover, Claverie, Covert, Conner, Corse, Danvers, Confer, Conyer

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You can see how Converse families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Converse family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Converse families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 10 Converse families living in Quebec. This was about 53% of all the recorded Converse's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Converse families in 1911.
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In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Converse. 100% of Converse men worked as a Farmer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    100%
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Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Converse life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Converse in 1943 was 23, and 77 in 2004.

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