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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).

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

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Car Family Origin

Where is the Car family from?

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Car Family Occupations

What did your Car ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Car ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Farmer

22%
Scholar

13%
Labourer

9%
School

7%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Car family was School. Farmer, Scholar and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Car. The most common Car occupation in Canada was Farmer. 22% of Car's were Farmers.

Source: Census data for Car | Data not to scale

Car Historical Records

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Census records can give you a fascinating window into the day-to-day lives of your Car ancestors - like hours worked per week, level of education, veteran status, employers, and more.

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Car Life Expectancy

What is the average Car lifespan?

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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Between 1959 and 2003, 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.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Car