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Gurteen Family History

Gurteen Surname Meaning

Apparently a late variant of Gurton, itself a variant of Gretton.

Compare Hannah Gurten 1785 in IGI (Little Livermere Suffolk) with the early bearer below and see also Daniel Gurten 1640 Robert Gurton 1645 in IGI (Toppesfield Essex).

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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Where is the Gurteen family from?

You can see how Gurteen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gurteen family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1891. The most Gurteen families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 30 Gurteen families living in Essex. This was about 59% of all the recorded Gurteen's in United Kingdom. Essex had the highest population of Gurteen families in 1891.
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What did your Gurteen ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Gurteen. 83% of Gurteen women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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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 Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Unpaid Housewife
    9%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    9%

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Passenger Lists

There are 91 immigration records available for the last name Gurteen. 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 46 military records available for the last name Gurteen. For the veterans among your Gurteen ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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