French:: from Old French voltor Old Occitan vautor ‘vulture’ hence a nickname for a rapacious man. habitational name from Le Vautour a place in Deux-Sèvres.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Vautour family from?
You can see how Vautour families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Vautour family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Vautour families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 366 Vautour families living in New Brunswick. This was 100% of all the recorded Vautour's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Vautour families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Vautour surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Cultivateur and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Vautour. 40% of Vautour men worked as a Cultivateur and 100% of Vautour women worked as a Housekeeper. .
Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Vautour life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Vautour in 1963 was 63, and 58 in 2003.