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Braid Family History

Braid Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from the Braid Hills near Edinburgh. Scottish and northern English: descriptive nickname from Older Scots and English dialect braid ‘broad’; see Broad . English: metonymic occupational name for a braid maker from a noun derivative of Middle English braiden in the sense ‘to plait or braid (the hair)’; compare Brader .

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


Similar surnames: Brand, Braud, Brais, Rain, Bard, Breed, Bland, Braddy, Blair, Brin

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Where is the Braid family from?

You can see how Braid families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Braid family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Braid families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1891 there were 75 Braid families living in London. This was about 20% of all the recorded Braid's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Braid families in 1891.
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What did your Braid ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Window Cleaner and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Braid. 28% of Braid men worked as a Window Cleaner and 72% of Braid women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Braid were Master Plumber And Decor and Private Means. .

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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.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Window Cleaner
    28%
  • Fisherman
    19%
  • Incapacitated
    19%
  • Master Plumber And Decor
    19%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Braid. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, 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 Braid. For the veterans among your Braid ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Braid lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Braid life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Braid in 1945 was 49, and 84 in 2004.

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