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Shewbridge Name Meaning

English (Kent): variant of Shoebridge apparently a nickname altered from early modern English shew-bread a reference to ‘the twelve loaves that were placed every Sabbath 'before the Lord' on a table beside the altar of incense and at the end of the week were eaten by the priests alone’ first recorded in Tyndale's Bible translation (1530). The earliest name-form may be a reinterpretation sparked by the contemporary interest in Bible-translation; it also may stand as an intermediate form between the modern name and an original unlocated placename in southeastern England perhaps Shoebury (Essex) or possibly the recurring minor placename Shovelbrede ‘shovel's breadth' as in Shulbrede (Sussex) but both these possible origins offer phonological difficulties.

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


Similar surnames: Selfridge, Lethbridge, Delbridge, Strawbridge, Stockbridge, Burbridge

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You can see how Shewbridge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shewbridge family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Shewbridge families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 29 Shewbridge families living in Kent. This was about 29% of all the recorded Shewbridge's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Shewbridge families in 1891.
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What did your Shewbridge ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Shewbridge. 90% of Shewbridge women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    90%
  • Housewife
    11%
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Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Shewbridge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Shewbridge in 1956 was 48, and 67 in 2004.

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