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Braid Family History

Braid Surname Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from the Braid Hills near Edinburgh. Scottish and northern English: descriptive nickname from Older Scots and English dialect braid ‘broad’; see Broad.

English: metonymic occupational name for a braid maker from a noun derivative of Middle English braiden in the sense ‘to plait or braid (the hair)’; compare Brader.

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


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You can see how Braid families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Braid family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Braid families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1911 there were 31 Braid families living in Ontario. This was about 56% of all the recorded Braid's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Braid families in 1911.
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What did your Braid ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Braid. 34% of Braid men worked as a Farmer.

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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.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    34%
  • Labourer
    17%
  • Clerk
    17%
  • Retired
    12%

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Braid. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Braid. For the veterans among your Braid ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Braid lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Braid life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Braid in 1945 was 49, and 84 in 2004.

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