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Stanbrough Name Meaning

English:: from the Middle English female personal name Stanburgh representing an unrecorded Old English Stānburg from stān ‘stone’ + burg ‘fortress’. occasionally a habitational name from one or more places so named including Stanborough in Bishops Hatfield (Hertfordshire) and perhaps also Stanborough in Halwell (Devon) and Stanbro in Elmstone Hardwicke (Gloucestershire). The Hertfordshire and Devon placenames derive from Old English stān ‘stone rock’ + beorg ‘hill mound’ while the Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English stān + burg ‘fortress’. variant of Stanbury .

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


Similar surnames: Fambrough, Malbrough, Scarborough, Brough, Yarbrough, Stambaugh

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Where is the Stanbrough family from?

You can see how Stanbrough families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stanbrough family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stanbrough families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 6 Stanbrough families living in British Columbia. This was 100% of all the recorded Stanbrough's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Stanbrough families in 1911.
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What did your Stanbrough ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Stanbrough. 42% of Stanbrough men worked as a Farmer and 37% of Stanbrough women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stanbrough were Farm Laborer and Teacher. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    42%
  • Laborer
    23%
  • Farming
    12%
  • Farm Laborer
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    37%
  • New Worker
    28%
  • Laundress
    19%
  • Teacher
    19%
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Passenger Lists

There are 423 immigration records available for the last name Stanbrough. 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 539 military records available for the last name Stanbrough. For the veterans among your Stanbrough ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stanbrough lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Stanbrough life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Stanbrough in 1960 was 68, and 64 in 2004.

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