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Jeans Family History

Jeans Surname Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of the French male personal name Jean with English genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Scottish: possibly a habitational name of Norman origin from Guines near Calais.

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


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Where is the Jeans family from?

You can see how Jeans families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jeans family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Jeans families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 233 Jeans families living in Dorset. This was about 24% of all the recorded Jeans's in United Kingdom. Dorset had the highest population of Jeans families in 1891.
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What did your Jeans ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Retired and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Jeans. 11% of Jeans men worked as a Retired and 75% of Jeans women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Jeans were Gardener and 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 Male Occupations In 1939

  • Retired
    11%
  • Bricklayer
    7%
  • Builders Labourer
    6%
  • Gardener
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    75%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    2%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Jeans. 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 3,000 military records available for the last name Jeans. For the veterans among your Jeans ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Jeans lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Jeans life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Jeans in 1958 was 40, and 70 in 2004.

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