Americanized form of Norwegian Jegleim: habitational name from the farm so named in Buskerud perhaps based on a river name derived from gigla ‘meander’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Jeglum family from?
You can see how Jeglum families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jeglum family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Jeglum families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 17 Jeglum families living in Wisconsin. This was about 74% of all the recorded Jeglum's in USA. Wisconsin had the highest population of Jeglum families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Jeglum surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1939, Packer At Pascalls Sweets was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Jeglum. 100% of Jeglum women worked as a Packer At Pascalls Sweets. .
Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, Jeglum life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1979. The average life expectancy for Jeglum in 1965 was 77, and 81 in 2004.