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To Family History

To Name Meaning

Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 塗 (or 涂) and 屠 see Tu 1 and Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 陶 see Tao Chinese: Cantonese form of the surnames 杜 都 and 堵 see Du 1- Chinese: variant of Tuo . Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 卓 see Zhuo Vietnamese (Tô): from the Chinese surname 蘇 see Su 7: Korean: there are three Chinese characters for the Korean surname To. Of these two are quite rare while the third is used by at least fifteen clans. Three clans can be documented but two of them appear to be practically extinct. Only the Söngju To clan has a significant population in Korea. The origins of the Söngju To clan are unclear. It is certain however that the clan was living in the Söngju area by the end of the post-Shilla Three Kingdom period. Compare Do 5 and Toh 9.

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


Similar surnames: Ko, Toh, So, Ho, Mo, Tu, No, Lo, Bo, Do

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You can see how To families moved over time by selecting different census years. The To family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most To families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 5 To families living in British Columbia. This was about 63% of all the recorded To's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of To families in 1911.
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What did your To ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Waiter and Blanketrug Weaver were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named To. 34% of To men worked as a Waiter and 100% of To women worked as a Blanketrug Weaver. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Waiter
    34%
  • Clerk
    34%
  • Salesman
    34%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Blanketrug Weaver
    100%
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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, To life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1991, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for To in 1963 was 72, and 76 in 2004.

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