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Fickbohm Family History

Fickbohm Surname Meaning

North German: probably a habitational name from a minor place so called from Fick, a shortened form of the personal name Friedrich + bohm, a variant of Baum ‘tree’.

Alternatively, it could be a topographic name from a dialect form of Feigenbaum ‘fig tree’.

This term was a medieval word for a pear tree with very fleshy fruit.

See Feigenbaum.

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


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You can see how Fickbohm families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fickbohm family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Fickbohm families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 3 Fickbohm families living in Iowa. This was 100% of all the recorded Fickbohm's in USA. Iowa had the highest population of Fickbohm families in 1880.
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What did your Fickbohm ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Fickbohm. 60% of Fickbohm men worked as a Farmer.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    60%
  • Laborer
    20%
  • Salesman
    20%

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There are 118 military records available for the last name Fickbohm. For the veterans among your Fickbohm ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Fickbohm life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Fickbohm in 1962 was 69, and 57 in 2004.

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