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Stubbins Name Meaning

English (Nottinghamshire):: variant of Stebbins . from Middle English stubbing ‘land cleared of trees’ (Old English stubbing). The surname may be topographic for someone who lived on or by land recently cleared of trees or habitational for someone from any of several minor places so named such as Stubbing in Grinton (North Yorkshire) or Stubbing Wood in Hucknall Torkard (Nottinghamshire). nickname for a short squat person from Middle English stubbing ‘the stumpy one’ (Old English stubbing). See Stubbe .

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


Similar surnames: Stebbins, Gubbins, Stubbe, Stubbs, Turbin, Stains, Tibbits, Sturgis

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You can see how Stubbins families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stubbins family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stubbins families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 12 Stubbins families living in Ontario. This was about 50% of all the recorded Stubbins's in Canada. Ontario and 1 other province had the highest population of Stubbins families in 1911.
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What did your Stubbins ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Stubbins. 67% of Stubbins men worked as a Farmer. .

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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
    67%
  • Machinist
    34%
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Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Stubbins life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Stubbins in 1955 was 41, and 77 in 2004.

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