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Riseborough Family History

Riseborough Surname Meaning

from Monks or Princes Risborough (Bucks) Riseborough Hill in Sinnington (NR Yorks) or Risbury in Humber (Herefs). The Bucks place-names derive from Old English hrīsen ‘growing with brushwood’ (adjective formed from hrīs ‘brushwood’) + beorg ‘hill mound’.

The NR Yorks place-name derives from Old English hrīs + beorg. The Herefs place-name derives from Old English hrīs + burg ‘fortified place’.

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


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You can see how Riseborough families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Riseborough family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Riseborough families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 4 Riseborough families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Riseborough's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Riseborough families in 1911.
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What did your Riseborough ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Riseborough. 80% of Riseborough men worked as a Farmer.

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    80%
  • Student
    20%

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Passenger Lists

There are 294 immigration records available for the last name Riseborough. 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 370 military records available for the last name Riseborough. For the veterans among your Riseborough ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1968 and 2003, in the United States, Riseborough life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Riseborough in 1968 was 63, and 79 in 2003.

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