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Peloquin Family History

Peloquin Name Meaning

French:: possibly a nickname for a miser from a shortening of pèle ocquin from peler ‘to remove skin or pluck hair’ + a diminutive of ocque a French term from the Ottoman Turkish measure of weight oka. alternatively it may be an occupational name for a husker (one who removed husks from corn) from a dialect derivative of Latin pellicula ‘pellicle husk’. less probable is derivation from Occitan pelhoc a variant of pelhot ‘rag’. Compare Pelican .

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


Similar surnames: Moquin, Blouin, Pellerin, Poliquin, Plein, Naquin, Pelotte, Paquin

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Where is the Peloquin family from?

You can see how Peloquin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Peloquin family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Peloquin families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 602 Peloquin families living in Quebec. This was about 92% of all the recorded Peloquin's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Peloquin families in 1911.
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What did your Peloquin ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Cultivateur and Mnagre were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Peloquin. 22% of Peloquin men worked as a Cultivateur and 19% of Peloquin women worked as a Mnagre. Some less common occupations for Americans named Peloquin were Fils De Cultivateur and Journalier. .

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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

  • Cultivateur
    22%
  • Journalier
    17%
  • Cultivateur
    9%
  • Fils De Cultivateur
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Mnagre
    19%
  • Couturire
    19%
  • Stenographer
    13%
  • Journalier
    13%
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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Peloquin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Peloquin in 1944 was 38, and 72 in 2004.

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