Warth Family History

Warth Surname Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English warth ‘shore’ (Old English waroth) perhaps denoting someone who lived near or by the shore.

The name is found almost exclusively in the Chatteris area of Cambridgeshire for 200 years from 1600.

German: habitational name from any of various places called with an Old High German cognate of this element.

German: topographic name from Middle High German warte ‘observation spot’.

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

Similar surnames: Worth, Garth, Wirth, Barth, North, Harty, Warta, Cart, Marth, Warne

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Where is the Warth family from?

You can see how Warth families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Warth family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Warth families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 31 Warth families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 37% of all the recorded Warth's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Warth families in 1911.

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What did your Warth ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Warth.

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There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Warth. 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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What is the average Warth lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Warth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Warth in 1955 was 54, and 74 in 2004.

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Warth Surname Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English warth ‘shore’ (Old English waroth) perhaps denoting someone who lived near or by the shore.

The name is found almost exclusively in the Chatteris area of Cambridgeshire for 200 years from 1600.

German: habitational name from any of various places called with an Old High German cognate of this element.

German: topographic name from Middle High German warte ‘observation spot’.

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

Where is the Warth family from?

What did your Warth ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Warth.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

100%

What Warth family records will you find?

What is the average Warth lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Warth life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Warth in 1955 was 54, and 74 in 2004.

Warth Family History

Warth Surname Meaning

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Warth Surname Meaning

50,000 record(s) for Warth

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Where is the Warth family from?

What did your Warth ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Warth lifespan?

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