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Dalrymple Family History

Dalrymple Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Ayrshire named with Gaelic dail ‘field meadow’ + an unexplained second element.

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


Similar surnames: Marple, Detemple, Normile, Alme, Wampole, Halle, Sample, Darville

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Where is the Dalrymple family from?

You can see how Dalrymple families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dalrymple family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dalrymple families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 63 Dalrymple families living in Ontario. This was about 39% of all the recorded Dalrymple's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Dalrymple families in 1911.
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What did your Dalrymple ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Operator were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Dalrymple. 61% of Dalrymple men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Dalrymple women worked as an Operator. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dalrymple were Laborer and Bookkeeper. .

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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
    61%
  • Labourer
    17%
  • Carpenter
    7%
  • Laborer
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Operator
    50%
  • Bookkeeper
    50%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Dalrymple. 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 Dalrymple. For the veterans among your Dalrymple ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dalrymple lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Dalrymple life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Dalrymple in 1944 was 25, and 74 in 2004.

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