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Helps Family History

Helps Surname Meaning

variant of Help with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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


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Where is the Helps family from?

You can see how Helps families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Helps family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Helps families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 54 Helps families living in Ontario. This was about 70% of all the recorded Helps's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Helps families in 1911.
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What did your Helps ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Nurse were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Helps. 44% of Helps men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Helps women worked as a Nurse.

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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
    44%
  • Farmers Son
    19%
  • Teamster
    13%
  • Cutter
    13%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Nurse
    100%

What Helps family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 14,000 census records available for the last name Helps. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Helps 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 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Helps. 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 2,000 military records available for the last name Helps. For the veterans among your Helps ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Helps lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Helps life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Helps in 1963 was 77, and 96 in 2003.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Helps ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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