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Struggles Family History

Struggles Surname Meaning

from Chepstow (Monmouths) which is known in the medieval period by an alternative name recorded in English texts as Strugull Strigull Storgoill and the like.

This place-name probably derives from a word related to Welsh ystraigyl ‘bend in a river’.

The surname gained an excrescent -s in the post-medieval period.

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


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You can see how Struggles families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Struggles family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Struggles families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 12 Struggles families living in Yorkshire. This was about 32% of all the recorded Struggles's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Struggles families in 1891.
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What did your Struggles ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Struggles. 74% of Struggles women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Retired
    16%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    11%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 56 military records available for the last name Struggles. For the veterans among your Struggles ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1964 and 1997, in the United States, Struggles life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Struggles in 1964 was 48, and 81 in 1997.

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