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Durfee Family History

Durfee Surname Meaning

Altered form of French Durfé: habitational name with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’ for someone from Urfé in Loire.

The surname Durfé is virtually non-existing in France.

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


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Where is the Durfee family from?

You can see how Durfee families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Durfee family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Durfee families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 6 Durfee families living in Lincolnshire. This was about 67% of all the recorded Durfee's in United Kingdom. Lincolnshire had the highest population of Durfee families in 1891.
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What did your Durfee ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Durfee. 20% of Durfee men worked as a Laborer and 15% of Durfee women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Durfee were Carpenter 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

  • Laborer
    20%
  • Farmer
    16%
  • Salesman
    8%
  • Carpenter
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    15%
  • Teacher
    15%
  • Housekeeper
    8%
  • Stenographer
    7%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Durfee. 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 5,000 military records available for the last name Durfee. For the veterans among your Durfee ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Durfee lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Durfee life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Durfee in 1946 was 22, and 78 in 2004.

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