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Dismukes Family History

Dismukes Surname Meaning

Presumably an altered form of French Desmeaux, a variant of Demeaux: habitational name with fused preposition de ‘from’ denoting someone from Meaux, a city in Seine-et-Marne (see Meaux) or from some other place called Meaux.

This surname was brought to North America via England. It is also very common among African Americans.

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


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Where is the Dismukes family from?

You can see how Dismukes families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dismukes family name was found in the USA between 1840 and 1920. The most Dismukes families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 9 Dismukes families living in Tennessee. This was about 33% of all the recorded Dismukes's in USA. Tennessee had the highest population of Dismukes families in 1840.
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What did your Dismukes ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Dismukes. 29% of Dismukes men worked as a Farmer and 13% of Dismukes women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dismukes were Farm Laborer and Stenographer.

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    29%
  • Laborer
    26%
  • Clerk
    5%
  • Farm Laborer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housekeeper
    13%
  • Cook
    11%
  • Farmer
    8%
  • Stenographer
    8%

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Passenger Lists

There are 284 immigration records available for the last name Dismukes. 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 2,000 military records available for the last name Dismukes. For the veterans among your Dismukes ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dismukes lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Dismukes life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1966. The average life expectancy for Dismukes in 1945 was 40, and 72 in 2004.

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