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Fillery Family History

Fillery Surname Meaning

From Anglo-Norman French fiz or fil (de) le rei ‘son of the king’ generally taken as implying that the bearer was a bastard son of the king. However, McKinley notes that in late 13th-century Sussex, one bearer of this is a customary tenant, suggesting that in his case it must have been used either as a (mocking?) nickname or as a fancy way of denoting the son of someone surnamed le Ray ‘the king’.

Compare Kingson and see Ray and King both of which occurred in medieval Sussex.

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


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Where is the Fillery family from?

You can see how Fillery families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fillery family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Fillery families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 41 Fillery families living in London. This was about 33% of all the recorded Fillery's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Fillery families in 1891.
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What did your Fillery ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Lorry Driver and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Fillery. 24% of Fillery men worked as a Lorry Driver and 86% of Fillery women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Fillery were Farmworker and Housewife.

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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

  • Lorry Driver
    24%
  • Private Chauffeur
    16%
  • General Labourer
    16%
  • Farmworker
    16%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    86%
  • Household Duties (unpaid)
    6%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Housewife
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 567 immigration records available for the last name Fillery. 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 350 military records available for the last name Fillery. For the veterans among your Fillery ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Fillery lifespan?

Between 1962 and 1999, in the United States, Fillery life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Fillery in 1962 was 60, and 92 in 1999.

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