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Dampney Family History

Dampney Surname Meaning

Variant of Daubney with devoicing of /b/ to /p/ and intrusive /m/ before the bilabial consonant.

Compare William Dabney 1618 in IGI (Salisbury Wilts) with the 1687 bearer below and Andrew Dawbney 1687 in IGI (Bishops Caundle Dorset) with the 1778 bearer.

Salisbury is approximately five miles away from Winterbourne Gunner and Bishops Caundle is about a couple of miles from Glanvilles Wootton.

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


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Where is the Dampney family from?

You can see how Dampney families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dampney family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1891. The most Dampney families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 16 Dampney families living in Somerset. This was about 70% of all the recorded Dampney's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Dampney families in 1891.
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What did your Dampney ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Dampney. 100% of Dampney men worked as a Farmer and 55% of Dampney women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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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

  • Farmer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    55%
  • Private Means
    28%
  • Nurse
    19%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 171 immigration records available for the last name Dampney. 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 57 military records available for the last name Dampney. For the veterans among your Dampney ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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