Mehle Family History

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Mehle Name Meaning

Dutch and German: possibly from a short form of the personal name Amelis, Amilius, a Latinization of a Germanic compound name with initial Amal- ‘bravery’, ‘vigor’; or of the Roman family name Aemilius. German: habitational name from a place called Mehle near Elze in Lower Saxony. Slovenian: unexplained; possibly an adoption of the German name. In Slovenia this name is found mainly in the capital, Ljubljana. Norwegian (Mæ(h)le): habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads in western Norway named Mele, from meli, the dative case of Old Norse melr ‘sandbank’, ‘gravel bank’. (Compare Mahle 2.)

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


Similar surnames: Mehl, Melle, Mele, Wehle, Merle, Muhle, Helle, Jehle, Ehle, Meile

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Mehle Family Origin

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Mehle Family Occupations

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  • Plasterer

    15%

  • Candy Maker

    8%

  • Carpenter

    8%

  • Engineer

    8%

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In 1880, a less common occupation for the Mehle family was Engineer. Plasterer, Candy Maker and Carpenter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Mehle. The most common Mehle occupation in the USA was Plasterer. 15% of Mehle's were Plasterers.

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Mehle Historical Records

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Mehle Life Expectancy

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Between 1943 and 2004, Mehle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Mehle in 1943 was 51, and 81 in 2004.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Mehle

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