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Ort Family History

Ort Name Meaning

German:: from the ancient Germanic personal name Ort(o) a short form of various compound names with the first element ort ‘point (of a sword spear)’. This surname is also found in France. Compare Orth . topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or the end of a settlement from Middle High German ort in the transferred sense ‘tip extremity’ (in modern German the word has come to mean ‘point spot place’). habitational name from Ort in Bavaria Lower Saxony Schleswig-Holstein or Austria.

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

Similar surnames: Port, Ost, Ott, Fort, Ohrt, Orth, Mort, Ord, Cort, Ori

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You can see how Ort families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ort family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ort families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 46 Ort families living in Ontario. This was about 94% of all the recorded Ort's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Ort families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists
There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Ort. 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 Cards
There are 39,000 military records available for the last name Ort. For the veterans among your Ort ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 15,000 census records available for the last name Ort. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ort census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Ort

Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Ort. 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 Cards

There are 39,000 military records available for the last name Ort. For the veterans among your Ort ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ort lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Ort life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1945. The average life expectancy for Ort in 1945 was 100, and 74 in 2004.

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