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Car Name Meaning

Croatian, Serbian, and eastern Slovenian: ironic nickname for an autocratic person, from car ‘tsar’. Slovenian (Car): see Char. Perhaps also French: metonymic occupational name for cartwright or carter, from char ‘wagon’, ‘cart’ (Latin carrus).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Char, Cap, Carp, Cart, Caro, Card, Kar, Mar, Cyr, Can

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Car Family Origin

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You can see how Car families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Car family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Car families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 21 Car families living in Ontario. This was about 33% of all the recorded Car's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Car families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Car surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Car Family Occupations

What did your Car ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Batelier were the top reported jobs for men and women in the CA named Car. 20% of Car men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Car women worked as a Batelier. Some less common occupations for Americans named Car were Carpenter and Traveller

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Top Male Occupations in 1921

  • Farmer
    20%
  • Labourer
    14%
  • Bedeau
    7%
  • Carpenter
    7%

Top Female Occupations in 1921

  • Batelier
    34%
  • Cultivateur
    34%
  • Traveller
    34%

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

Car Historical Records

What Car family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 39,000 census records available for the last name Car. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Car census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Car. 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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Draft Card

There are 32,000 military records available for the last name Car. For the veterans among your Car ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Car Life Expectancy

What is the average Car lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2003, in the United States, Car life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Car in 1959 was 54, and 67 in 2003.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Car

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Car ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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