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Bugeja Family History

Bugeja Surname Meaning

from the city and port of Bejaia in Algeria. It may also be a Maltese form of Sicilian Bug(g)ea from Greek boukaios ‘cowherd herdsman’.

from Maltese Buggia from Italian (Salentine and Sicilian dialects) bbuggia ‘poacher's bag’ used to denote a maker of such articles or metonymically for a poacher.

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


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You can see how Bugeja families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bugeja family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Bugeja family living in California. This was 100% of all the recorded Bugeja's in USA. California had the highest population of Bugeja families in 1920.
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What did your Bugeja ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Bugeja. 43% of Bugeja women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    43%
  • Private Means
    29%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    29%

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Passenger Lists

There are 956 immigration records available for the last name Bugeja. 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 317 military records available for the last name Bugeja. For the veterans among your Bugeja ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bugeja lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Bugeja life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Bugeja in 1958 was 45, and 78 in 2004.

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