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Baumgarten Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name or metonymic occupational name for someone who owned or lived by an orchard or was employed in one from Middle High German boumgarte ‘orchard’ (a compound of boum ‘tree’ + garte ‘enclosure’) German Baumgarten. There are also several villages named with this word and so in some cases the surname may have originated as a habitational name from one of these. As a Jewish name it is mainly artificial.

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


Similar surnames: Baumgartner, Garten, Weingarten, Baumberger, Maren, Baumgartel

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Where is the Baumgarten family from?

You can see how Baumgarten families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Baumgarten family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Baumgarten families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 6 Baumgarten families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 50% of all the recorded Baumgarten's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Baumgarten families in 1911.
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What did your Baumgarten ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Baumgarten. 12% of Baumgarten men worked as a Laborer and 13% of Baumgarten women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Baumgarten were Machinist and Teacher. .

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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 1940

  • Laborer
    12%
  • Salesman
    11%
  • Farmer
    11%
  • Machinist
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    13%
  • Stenographer
    11%
  • Saleslady
    11%
  • Teacher
    10%
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There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Baumgarten. For the veterans among your Baumgarten ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Baumgarten lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Baumgarten life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Baumgarten in 1943 was 40, and 83 in 2004.

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