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Schooling Family History

Schooling Surname Meaning

English (Essex and Middlesex): from Middle English scholand, a word of disputed meaning. It was the name of a piece of ground in several places in southeastern England including Shoe Lane in London, Shoeland Farm in Hendon (Middlesex), two lost field names in Essex, three in Surrey (Shoelands in Puttenham and Witley, and Scoland (1177–86) in Wandsworth), and Shulland in Kent.

However, only the London and Essex places seem to have given rise to a surname which preserves an alternative /sk/ pronunciation. This demonstrates the common confusion of -land and -ling in pronouncing the unstressed final syllable.

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


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You can see how Schooling families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Schooling family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Schooling families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there was 1 Schooling family living in Alberta. This was 100% of all the recorded Schooling's in Canada. Alberta had the highest population of Schooling families in 1911.
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What did your Schooling ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Carpenter joiner and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Schooling. 42% of Schooling men worked as a Carpenter joiner and 81% of Schooling women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Schooling were General Labourer (bricks and Housewife Unpaid.

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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 1939

  • Carpenter joiner
    42%
  • Builders Labourer
    24%
  • Carpenter joiner (retired)
    12%
  • General Labourer (bricks
    12%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    81%
  • Private Means
    5%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Housewife Unpaid
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 372 immigration records available for the last name Schooling. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Schooling. For the veterans among your Schooling ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Schooling lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Schooling life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Schooling in 1957 was 53, and 57 in 2004.

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