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Dearth Family History

Dearth Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Surrey): variant of Death with intrusive -r-. Death is derived from Middle English de(e)th Old English dēath ‘death’ acquired by someone who had played the part of the personified figure of Death in a local pageant or play or else one who was habitually gloomy or sickly. The intrusive -r- may have been a deliberate attempt to dissociate the name from death. Alternatively they name may perhaps be a nickname from Middle English derth ‘famine dearth need’ (of uncertain application).

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


Similar surnames: Dear, Heath, Dart, Garth, Leath, Beach, Warth, Deary, Darty, Barth

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Where is the Dearth family from?

You can see how Dearth families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dearth family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dearth families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 16 Dearth families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Dearth's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Dearth families in 1911.
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What did your Dearth ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Dearth. 23% of Dearth men worked as a Laborer and 23% of Dearth women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dearth were Salesman and Waitress. .

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    23%
  • Farmer
    20%
  • Carpenter
    7%
  • Salesman
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    23%
  • Clerk
    11%
  • Teacher
    9%
  • Waitress
    7%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 479 immigration records available for the last name Dearth. 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 2,000 military records available for the last name Dearth. For the veterans among your Dearth ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dearth lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Dearth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Dearth in 1949 was 39, and 75 in 2004.

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