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Wysocki Family History

Wysocki Name Meaning

Polish and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of various places called with wysoki ‘high’ such as Wysocko Wysoka and Wysokie.

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


Similar surnames: Potocki, Stocki, Rybacki, Ligocki, Witowski, Trocki, Walicki, Tylicki

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Where is the Wysocki family from?

You can see how Wysocki families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wysocki family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Wysocki families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 2 Wysocki families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Wysocki's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Wysocki families in 1911.
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What did your Wysocki ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and New Worker were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Wysocki. 22% of Wysocki men worked as a Laborer and 7% of Wysocki women worked as a New Worker. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wysocki were Machinist and Machine Operator. .

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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

  • Laborer
    22%
  • New Worker
    6%
  • Farmer
    6%
  • Machinist
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • New Worker
    7%
  • Seamstress
    6%
  • Stenographer
    5%
  • Machine Operator
    5%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Wysocki. 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 4,000 military records available for the last name Wysocki. For the veterans among your Wysocki ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wysocki lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Wysocki life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Wysocki in 1940 was 52, and 76 in 2004.

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