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Korosec Family History

Korosec Surname Meaning

Slovenian (Korošec): habitational name for someone from Carinthia (Slovenian Koroška), a duchy of the former Habsburg Empire since WWI almost entirely belonging to Austria.

The territory of present-day Carinthia was the center of an early medieval Slovenian state known in Latin as Carantania, the name from which the modern Slovenian name Koroška and its German cognate Kärnten developed.

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


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Where is the Korosec family from?

You can see how Korosec families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Korosec family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 4 Korosec families living in Ohio. This was about 20% of all the recorded Korosec's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Korosec families in 1920.
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What did your Korosec ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Miner and Machine Operator were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Korosec. 28% of Korosec men worked as a Miner and 50% of Korosec women worked as a Machine Operator. Some less common occupations for Americans named Korosec were Truck Driver and Housework.

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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 1940

  • Miner
    28%
  • Laborer
    28%
  • Grocery Clerk
    12%
  • Truck Driver
    12%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Machine Operator
    50%
  • Housework
    50%

What Korosec family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 644 census records available for the last name Korosec. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Korosec 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 354 immigration records available for the last name Korosec. 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 129 military records available for the last name Korosec. For the veterans among your Korosec ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Korosec lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Korosec life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Korosec in 1951 was 50, and 72 in 2004.

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