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Urness Family History

Urness Surname Meaning

Norwegian: old variant of Urnes (and in North America probably also an altered form of this) a habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, most of them from Old Norse urth ‘scree rock-strewn slope’ + nes ‘promontory headland’.

In Sogn, the farm name is Ornes denoting a farmstead on or near a jutting headland, first element a preposition ór ‘out of’.

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


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You can see how Urness families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Urness family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Urness families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 13 Urness families living in Minnesota. This was about 76% of all the recorded Urness's in USA. Minnesota had the highest population of Urness families in 1880.
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What did your Urness ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Urness. 100% of Urness men worked as a Farmer.

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 134 immigration records available for the last name Urness. 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 393 military records available for the last name Urness. For the veterans among your Urness ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Urness lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Urness life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Urness in 1953 was 22, and 68 in 2004.

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