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Mahle Family History

Mahle Surname Meaning

German (mainly Swabia): variant of Mahl. Americanized form of Norwegian Mæhle: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Mele, notably in Årdal in Rogaland, from meli, the dative case of Old Norse melr ‘sandbank, gravel bank’.

Compare Mehle and Male 9. Norwegian: variant of Male 8. Germanized form of Slovenian Male 6 and possibly also of some other similar (like-sounding) Slavic derivative of an adjective meaning ‘small, little’.

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


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You can see how Mahle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mahle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mahle families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 2 Mahle families living in Hampshire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Mahle's in United Kingdom. Hampshire had the highest population of Mahle families in 1891.
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What did your Mahle ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mahle. 100% of Mahle women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

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

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What is the average Mahle lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Mahle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Mahle in 1954 was 63, and 74 in 2004.

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