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Shove Family History

Shove Name Meaning

English (Surrey and Kent): nickname for someone with violent habits from Middle English shouve ‘shove push’ (Old English scufa a derivative of scūfan ‘to thrust or push’). Compare Showers .

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


Similar surnames: Shoe, Shore, Sole, Shreve, Score, Snoke, Shott, Short, Hove, Hope

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Where is the Shove family from?

You can see how Shove families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shove family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shove families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 11 Shove families living in Ontario. This was about 85% of all the recorded Shove's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Shove families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Shove surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Shove ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Shove. 31% of Shove men worked as a Laborer and 39% of Shove women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shove were Farm Laborer and Telephone Operator. .

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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
    31%
  • Farmer
    24%
  • Manager
    8%
  • Farm Laborer
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    39%
  • Housekeeper
    24%
  • Teacher
    24%
  • Telephone Operator
    16%
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Census Records

There are 11,000 census records available for the last name Shove. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Shove census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 813 immigration records available for the last name Shove. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Shove. For the veterans among your Shove ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shove lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Shove life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Shove in 1962 was 46, and 77 in 2004.

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