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Gorvett Family History

Gorvett Surname Meaning

Probably from Gorwood in Buckland Brewer (Devon), the parish next to Littleham, where the earliest bearer of the surname is recorded. The place-name is not on record before 1765 in Place-Names of Devon p. 90 where it appears as Garwood.

The earlier surname forms suggest that it was originally a compound of Old English gor ‘dirt, dung, filth’ + Old English ford ‘ford’, later altered by folk etymology to -wood.

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


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You can see how Gorvett families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gorvett family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Gorvett families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 6 Gorvett families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Gorvett's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Gorvett families in 1911.
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What did your Gorvett ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Gorvett. 100% of Gorvett men worked as a Farmer.

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  • Farmer
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Passenger Lists

There are 157 immigration records available for the last name Gorvett. 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 74 military records available for the last name Gorvett. For the veterans among your Gorvett ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gorvett lifespan?

Between 1963 and 1995, in the United States, Gorvett life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1987, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Gorvett in 1963 was 79, and 70 in 1995.

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