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Angear Family History

Angear Surname Meaning

From any of several places in western Cornwall such as Angear in Gwennap, which are named as an ger ‘the fort’.

In Middle Cornish, this translates to an ‘the’ + ker ‘fort’.

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


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Where is the Angear family from?

You can see how Angear families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Angear family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Angear families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 12 Angear families living in Devon. This was about 34% of all the recorded Angear's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Angear families in 1891.
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What did your Angear ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Royal Air Force and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Angear. 34% of Angear men worked as a Royal Air Force and 62% of Angear women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Angear were Builder public Works Contractor and Unpaid Domestic Servi.

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Royal Air Force
    34%
  • Sugar Confectioner Manufacture Wholesale Distributor (ma
    34%
  • Builder public Works Contractor
    34%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    62%
  • Home Duties
    10%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    10%
  • Unpaid Domestic Servi
    10%

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Census Records

There are 803 census records available for the last name Angear. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Angear census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 81 immigration records available for the last name Angear. 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 53 military records available for the last name Angear. For the veterans among your Angear ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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