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Stembridge Name Meaning

English:: from Middle English stenen ‘made of stone’ (Old English stænen) + brigge ‘bridge’ (Old English brycg). The surname may be topographic for someone who lived near a stone bridge or habitational from a place so named such as Stembridge in Kingsbury Episcopi (Somerset) and perhaps also Steanbow in Pilton (Somerset). perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Stean Bridge in Bisley (Gloucestershire) ‘Stephen's bridge’.

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


Similar surnames: Bridge, Woodbridge, Stride, Delbridge, Stockbridge, Corbridge

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Where is the Stembridge family from?

You can see how Stembridge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stembridge family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Stembridge families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there was 1 Stembridge family living in British Columbia. This was about 50% of all the recorded Stembridge's in Canada. British Columbia and 1 other province had the highest population of Stembridge families in 1911.
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What did your Stembridge ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Stembridge. 40% of Stembridge men worked as a Farmer and 32% of Stembridge women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stembridge were Farm Laborer and Saleslady. .

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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

  • Farmer
    40%
  • Laborer
    27%
  • Salesman
    13%
  • Farm Laborer
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Teacher
    32%
  • Housewife
    25%
  • Seamstress
    19%
  • Saleslady
    13%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

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

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What is the average Stembridge lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Stembridge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Stembridge in 1960 was 51, and 73 in 2004.

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