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Cuthbert Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Cudbert Old English Cuthbeorht composed of the elements cūth ‘famous well known’ + beorht ‘bright famous’. The name was borne by a 7th-century Christian saint bishop of Hexham and later of Lindisfarne and remained popular because of his cult throughout the Middle Ages especially in northern England and the lowlands of Scotland. Scottish: variant of Coubrough an Anglicized and shortened form of McCoubrey from Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuithbreith ‘son of Cuthbert’ (see 1 above).

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


Similar surnames: Hubert, Hulbert, Colbert, Guilbert, Cutler, Thibert, Luebbert, Cutter

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Where is the Cuthbert family from?

You can see how Cuthbert families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cuthbert family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cuthbert families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 240 Cuthbert families living in Ontario. This was about 57% of all the recorded Cuthbert's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Cuthbert families in 1911.
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What did your Cuthbert ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Cuthbert. 41% of Cuthbert men worked as a Farmer and 24% of Cuthbert women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cuthbert were Clerk and Student. .

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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
    41%
  • Laborer
    6%
  • Labourer
    5%
  • Clerk
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    24%
  • Teacher
    20%
  • Housekeeper
    16%
  • Student
    16%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 14,000 immigration records available for the last name Cuthbert. 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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There are 8,000 military records available for the last name Cuthbert. For the veterans among your Cuthbert ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cuthbert lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Cuthbert life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Cuthbert in 1953 was 41, and 76 in 2004.

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