Umpleby Family History

Umpleby Surname Meaning

English (North and Yorkshire): perhaps a variant of Uppleby with an intrusive -m-. Uppleby may be from Middle English up in by ‘up in the village’ (i.e. at the top end) a name which is recorded in Haisthorpe (East Yorkshire) in 1297.

The development to Uppiby and Uppilby can be seen in villages not far away such as Seamer, Old Malton, New Malton, and Buckton.

From East Yorkshire the name migrated to North Lincolnshire on the Humber and apparently to Yorkshire where the presumed variant Umpleby is the only recorded form.

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

Similar surnames: Appleby, Maltby, Milby, Utley, Emley, Smeby, Copley, Moseby, Lumley, Tilley

17K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
725	Military Records
663	Immigration Records
16K	Census and Voter Lists
21K	Member Trees

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Where is the Umpleby family from?

You can see how Umpleby families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Umpleby family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Umpleby families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there was 1 Umpleby family living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Umpleby's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Umpleby families in 1911.

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What did your Umpleby ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Salesman and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Umpleby. 27% of Umpleby men worked as a Salesman and 20% of Umpleby women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Umpleby were Farm laborer and Nurse.

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Salesman

27%

Farmer

27%

Laborer

22%

Farm laborer

Housewife

20%

Typist

20%

Teacher

20%

Nurse

20%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

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There are 725 military records available for the last name Umpleby. For the veterans among your Umpleby ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Umpleby lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Umpleby life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Umpleby in 1945 was 25, and 69 in 2004.

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Umpleby Surname Meaning

The development to Uppiby and Uppilby can be seen in villages not far away such as Seamer, Old Malton, New Malton, and Buckton.

From East Yorkshire the name migrated to North Lincolnshire on the Humber and apparently to Yorkshire where the presumed variant Umpleby is the only recorded form.

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

Where is the Umpleby family from?

What did your Umpleby 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.

Salesman

27%

Farmer

27%

Laborer

22%

Farm laborer

Housewife

20%

Typist

20%

Teacher

20%

Nurse

20%

What Umpleby family records will you find?

What is the average Umpleby lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Umpleby life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Umpleby in 1945 was 25, and 69 in 2004.

Umpleby Family History

Umpleby Surname Meaning

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Umpleby Surname Meaning

56,000 record(s) for Umpleby

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Where is the Umpleby family from?

What did your Umpleby 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 Umpleby lifespan?

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