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Hargrove Family History

Hargrove Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire and Warwickshire): habitational name from any of the places called Hargrave (Cheshire Northamptonshire Suffolk) Hargreave in Little Neston (Cheshire) or from Hartgrove in East Orchard (Dorset). The placenames probably derive from Old English hār ‘hoar; boundary’ + grāf or grǣfe ‘grove’.

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


Similar surnames: Hardgrove, Hargrave, Hartgrove, Hargraves, Hardgrave, Hairgrove

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Where is the Hargrove family from?

You can see how Hargrove families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hargrove family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hargrove families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 69 Hargrove families living in Ontario. This was about 57% of all the recorded Hargrove's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hargrove families in 1911.
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What did your Hargrove ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hargrove. 48% of Hargrove men worked as a Farmer and 60% of Hargrove women worked as a Student. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hargrove were Engineer and Servant. .

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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.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    48%
  • Labourer
    35%
  • Carpenter
    9%
  • Engineer
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Student
    60%
  • Servant
    40%
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What is the average Hargrove lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Hargrove life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Hargrove in 1940 was 45, and 70 in 2004.

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