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Prime Family History

Prime Name Meaning

English: from a Middle English personal name or nickname. The personal name existed in Old English and is probably derived from Old English prim ‘early morning’ (from Latin primus ‘first’ used as the name of one of the canonical hours). The surname may be derived from this word as a Middle English nickname in the sense ‘fine excellent’. Dutch (Primé): of French origin (see 3 below). French: from the feminine form of Prim Americanized form of German Preime a variant of Primus or Preim a topographic name perhaps from a river near Hanover.

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

Similar surnames: Prim, Price, Grime, Primo, Pipe, Prior, Trim, Cripe, Pile, Prem

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You can see how Prime families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Prime family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Prime families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 54 Prime families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 63% of all the recorded Prime's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Prime families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists
There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Prime. 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 18,000 military records available for the last name Prime. For the veterans among your Prime ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 40,000 census records available for the last name Prime. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Prime census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Prime

Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Prime. 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 18,000 military records available for the last name Prime. For the veterans among your Prime ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Prime lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Prime life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Prime in 1959 was 49, and 69 in 2004.

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