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Saathoff Name Meaning

North German (Westphalia):: habitational name for someone working or living at a farm named with Middle Low German sāt ‘seed’ + hof ‘farmstead’. status name for someone whose land holding (Middle Low German sate sāt ‘settlement land’) extended to one Hufe an old measure of land. Compare Huber .

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


Similar surnames: Althoff, Kalthoff, Aschoff, Langhoff, Heithoff, Potthoff, Olthoff

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Where is the Saathoff family from?

You can see how Saathoff families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Saathoff family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Saathoff families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 52 Saathoff families living in Illinois. This was about 60% of all the recorded Saathoff's in USA. Illinois had the highest population of Saathoff families in 1880.
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What did your Saathoff ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Saathoff. 47% of Saathoff men worked as a Farmer and 18% of Saathoff women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Saathoff were Farm Laborer and Teacher. .

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    47%
  • Laborer
    12%
  • Farm Operator
    7%
  • Farm Laborer
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    18%
  • House Work
    13%
  • Housework
    13%
  • Teacher
    13%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 613 immigration records available for the last name Saathoff. 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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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Saathoff. For the veterans among your Saathoff ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Saathoff lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Saathoff life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Saathoff in 1949 was 49, and 74 in 2004.

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