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Falkingham Family History

Falkingham Surname Meaning

from Folkingham (Lincs) which is recorded as Fulchingeham Folchingeham in 1086 and Folkyngham in 1115.

The place-name means ‘homestead of the people of a man called Folca’ from an Old English personal name *Folca + the group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + hām ‘homestead village’.

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


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Where is the Falkingham family from?

You can see how Falkingham families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Falkingham family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Falkingham families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 316 Falkingham families living in Yorkshire. This was about 83% of all the recorded Falkingham's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Falkingham families in 1891.
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What did your Falkingham ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Falkingham. 37% of Falkingham men worked as a Farmer and 82% of Falkingham women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Falkingham were Grinder In Drop Forgingheavy Worker and Domestic Duties Unpaid.

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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.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Farmer
    37%
  • Bricklayer
    22%
  • Electrical Engineer
    11%
  • Grinder In Drop Forgingheavy Worker
    11%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    82%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    3%
  • Land Worker
    3%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 537 immigration records available for the last name Falkingham. 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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Draft Cards

There are 333 military records available for the last name Falkingham. For the veterans among your Falkingham ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Falkingham lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Falkingham life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Falkingham in 1963 was 68, and 76 in 2004.

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