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Ord Family History

Ord Name Meaning

English (Durham and Northumberland) and Scottish (Aberdeenshire): habitational name from East Ord in Tweedmouth (Northumberland). The placename derives from Old English ord ‘point corner of land promontory’. English: probably from an abbreviated form of a compound name such as Orderic beginning with ord ‘point spear’. See Ort . Scottish: habitational name from Ord later Kirkurd (Peeblesshire) or the lands of Ord (Banffshire). This placename is Celtic and may be from Gaelic òrd ‘hammer’ used to mean ‘(rounded) hammer-shaped hill’ or in the Peeblesshire case possibly from the equivalent Brittonic term represented by Welsh ordd.

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

Similar surnames: Ford, Ore, Orr, Ort, Old, Lord, Ard, Ori, Nord, Ory

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You can see how Ord families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ord family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ord families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 38 Ord families living in Ontario. This was about 47% of all the recorded Ord's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Ord families in 1911.

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Census Records

There are 39,000 census records available for the last name Ord. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ord 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 Ord. 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 42,000 military records available for the last name Ord. For the veterans among your Ord ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Ord life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1953. The average life expectancy for Ord in 1953 was 100, and 81 in 2004.

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