Slowgrove Family History

Slowgrove Surname Meaning

from Sloggar's Wood in Weston (Herts) which is recorded as Slowgravegayte in 1547–53 and Sloegrave feild in 1597 and perhaps also from other places similarly named such as Slow Grove in Cookham (Berks) which is recorded as Slograve in 1252–5 and Slowgrove in Steeple Ashton and Great Hinton (Wilts) recorded as Slagrave in 1257.

The place-names derive from Old English slāh ‘sloe blackthorn’ + grāf grǣfe ‘grove thicket copse’.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021

Similar surnames: Cosgrove, Colgrove, Congrove, Lovegrove, Snelgrove, Mosgrove, Grove, Musgrove, Colegrove, Skowronek

1K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
57	Military Records
53	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
2K	Member Trees

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You can see how Slowgrove families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Slowgrove family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 28 Slowgrove families living in Essex. This was about 97% of all the recorded Slowgrove's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Slowgrove families in 1891.

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What did your Slowgrove ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Slowgrove.

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There are 57 military records available for the last name Slowgrove. For the veterans among your Slowgrove ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Slowgrove Surname Meaning

The place-names derive from Old English slāh ‘sloe blackthorn’ + grāf grǣfe ‘grove thicket copse’.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021

Where is the Slowgrove family from?

What did your Slowgrove ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Slowgrove.

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.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Slowgrove family records will you find?

What is the average Slowgrove lifespan?

Slowgrove Family History

Slowgrove Surname Meaning

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