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Pattenden Family History

Pattenden Name Meaning

from Pattenden in Goudhurst (Kent) or Great and Little Pattenden in Marden (Kent). The place-names probably derive from an Old English personal name *Peat(t)a (genitive *Peat(t)an) + Old English denn ‘pasture’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Patience, Patterson, Chittenden, Crittenden, Patten, Pettersen

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Where is the Pattenden family from?

You can see how Pattenden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pattenden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Pattenden families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 35 Pattenden families living in Ontario. This was about 80% of all the recorded Pattenden's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Pattenden families in 1911.
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What did your Pattenden ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Income were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Pattenden. 32% of Pattenden men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Pattenden women worked as an Income. .

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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
    32%
  • Labourer
    19%
  • Carpenter
    13%
  • Laborer
    13%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Income
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 953 immigration records available for the last name Pattenden. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Pattenden. For the veterans among your Pattenden ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pattenden lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Pattenden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Pattenden in 1963 was 75, and 81 in 2004.

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