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Jeans Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of the French male personal name Jean with English genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Scottish: possibly a habitational name of Norman origin from Guines near Calais.

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


Similar surnames: Jeanes, Jans, Jean, Jeane, Jens, Deans, Kearns, Bean, Deas, Jahns

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Where is the Jeans family from?

You can see how Jeans families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jeans family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Jeans families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 27 Jeans families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 47% of all the recorded Jeans's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Jeans families in 1911.
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What did your Jeans ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Employ were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Jeans. 30% of Jeans men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Jeans women worked as an Employ. .

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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
    30%
  • Cultivateur
    30%
  • Journalier
    20%
  • Labourer
    20%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Employ
    100%
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Census Records

There are 31,000 census records available for the last name Jeans. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Jeans census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Jeans. 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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Draft Cards

There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Jeans. For the veterans among your Jeans ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Jeans lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Jeans life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Jeans in 1958 was 40, and 70 in 2004.

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