Fankhauser Family History

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Fankhauser Name Meaning

South German and Swiss German: topographic name for someone living by a Fanghaus, literally ‘capture house’, a building or enclosure in which live animals captured by hunting were kept.

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


Similar surnames: Frankhauser, Hochhauser, Backhaus, Muhlhauser, Klauser, Hanauer

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Fankhauser Family Origin

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Fankhauser Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    45%

  • At Ease

    9%

  • Blacksmith

    9%

  • Cigar Manufact.

    9%

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In 1880, a less common occupation for the Fankhauser family was Cigar Manufact.. Farmer, At Ease and Blacksmith were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Fankhauser. The most common Fankhauser occupation in the USA was Farmer. 45% of Fankhauser's were Farmers.

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Fankhauser Historical Records

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Fankhauser Life Expectancy

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