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Midwinter Family History

Midwinter Surname Meaning

from Old English midwinter ‘midwinter Christmas’. Perhaps a name for one born at Christmas: compare Christmas Youle Noel and John Midsumer 1224 in Curia Regis Rolls (Suffolk).

from Midwinter Cottage in Dunsford (Devon) which is recorded as Middewynter in 1499. The etymology of the place-name is uncertain.

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


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You can see how Midwinter families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Midwinter family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Midwinter families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 2 Midwinter families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Midwinter's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Midwinter families in 1911.
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What did your Midwinter ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Midwinter. 72% of Midwinter men worked as a Farmer.

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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
    72%
  • Bookkeeper
    29%

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Passenger Lists

There are 669 immigration records available for the last name Midwinter. 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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There are 630 military records available for the last name Midwinter. For the veterans among your Midwinter ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Midwinter lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Midwinter life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Midwinter in 1963 was 57, and 82 in 2004.

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