Baldy Family History

Baldy Surname Meaning

Scottish: from the personal name Baldy or Baldie a pet form of Archibald. English: variant of Baldey. From the Middle English female personal name Baldith (Old English Bealdgȳth formed with beald ‘bold brave’ + gȳth ‘combat war’) or from the Middle English female personal name Baldive (Old English Bealdgifu formed from beald + gifu ‘gift’).

In Suffolk possibly from a Middle English survival of the Old Norse male personal name Baldi from an ancestor of Old Norse ballr having a sense like Old English beald ‘bold brave’.

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

Similar surnames: Bald, Baldry, Bay, Bold, Paley, Baldo, Wald, Batley, Balls, Balle

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Where is the Baldy family from?

You can see how Baldy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Baldy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Baldy families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 4 Baldy families living in Quebec. This was about 57% of all the recorded Baldy's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Baldy families in 1911.

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What did your Baldy ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housework were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Baldy. 37% of Baldy men worked as a Laborer and 25% of Baldy women worked as a Housework. Some less common occupations for Americans named Baldy were Proprietor and Nurse.

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Laborer

37%

Labor

14%

Farmer

12%

Proprietor

Housework

25%

Teacher

25%

Housewife

25%

Nurse

25%

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Census Record

There are 4K census records available for the last name Baldy. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Baldy census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 407 immigration records available for the last name Baldy. 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 1K military records available for the last name Baldy. For the veterans among your Baldy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Baldy lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Baldy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Baldy in 1959 was 51, and 93 in 2004.

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Baldy Surname Meaning

In Suffolk possibly from a Middle English survival of the Old Norse male personal name Baldi from an ancestor of Old Norse ballr having a sense like Old English beald ‘bold brave’.

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

Where is the Baldy family from?

What did your Baldy ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

37%

Labor

14%

Farmer

12%

Proprietor

Housework

25%

Teacher

25%

Housewife

25%

Nurse

25%

What Baldy family records will you find?

What is the average Baldy lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Baldy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Baldy in 1959 was 51, and 93 in 2004.

Baldy Family History

Baldy Surname Meaning

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Baldy Surname Meaning

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Where is the Baldy family from?

What did your Baldy ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Baldy lifespan?

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