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Lillingston Family History

Lillingston Surname Meaning

From Lillingstone Dayrell and Lillingstone Lovell (Bucks) recorded as Lillingestan and Litlingestan in medieval documents.

The place-name derives from the Old English personal name *Lȳtel or Lȳtla + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + stān ‘stone’.

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


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You can see how Lillingston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lillingston family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Lillingston families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 2 Lillingston families living in British Columbia. This was 100% of all the recorded Lillingston's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Lillingston families in 1911.
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What did your Lillingston ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Lillingston. 65% of Lillingston 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 Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    65%
  • Private Means
    24%
  • Independent Means
    12%

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Passenger Lists

There are 261 immigration records available for the last name Lillingston. 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 205 military records available for the last name Lillingston. For the veterans among your Lillingston ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Average Lillingston life expectancy in 1988 was 88 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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