Blakeborough Family History

Blakeborough Surname Meaning

Perhaps from a lost place in Salterforth (WR Yorks) referred to as Blakebroc in a charter of 1147–54, with -b(o)rough substituted for -brok ‘brook’. Alternatively, it may be an altered form of Blackburn with -brok or -b(o)rough substituted for -burn.

Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames records William Blakburne alias Blakebrooke 1600 in York Registry Wills (Waddington WR Yorks) and Walter Blakebrooke, Blagbrooke, or Blageburn 1600–16 in West Yorks Deeds (Bradford WR Yorks).

Compare also Johes. Blakeburne 1541, Jonathan Blackborough 1789 in IGI (Halifax WR Yorks). Blackbrook is now extinct.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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278	Immigration Records
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You can see how Blakeborough families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Blakeborough family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Blakeborough families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 157 Blakeborough families living in Yorkshire. This was about 68% of all the recorded Blakeborough's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Blakeborough families in 1891.

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What did your Blakeborough ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, auto electrician battery enginee and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Blakeborough. 20% of Blakeborough men worked as an auto electrician battery enginee and 85% of Blakeborough women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Blakeborough were Window cleaner and Housewife.

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auto electrician battery enginee

20%

Farm labourer

20%

motor trimmer

20%

Window cleaner

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

85%

Private means

Household duties

Housewife

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Census Record

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There are 278 immigration records available for the last name Blakeborough. 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 263 military records available for the last name Blakeborough. For the veterans among your Blakeborough ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Blakeborough lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2002, in the United States, Blakeborough life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1985, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Blakeborough in 1969 was 82, and 89 in 2002.

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Blakeborough Surname Meaning

Compare also Johes. Blakeburne 1541, Jonathan Blackborough 1789 in IGI (Halifax WR Yorks). Blackbrook is now extinct.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Blakeborough family from?

What did your Blakeborough ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

auto electrician battery enginee

20%

Farm labourer

20%

motor trimmer

20%

Window cleaner

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

85%

Private means

Household duties

Housewife

What Blakeborough family records will you find?

What is the average Blakeborough lifespan?

Blakeborough Family History

Blakeborough Surname Meaning

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What did your Blakeborough ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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