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Maidstone Family History

Maidstone Surname Meaning

from Maidstone (Kent). The place recorded as Meddestane in 1086 is named with Old English mægð ‘maiden’ or mægð ‘folk people’ + stān ‘stone’. Perhaps also from a lost place called Maidstone in Felixstowe (Suffolk) which is recorded as Maistana in 1086.

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


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You can see how Maidstone families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Maidstone family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1891 and 1920. The most Maidstone families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 25 Maidstone families living in Norfolk. This was about 32% of all the recorded Maidstone's in United Kingdom. Norfolk had the highest population of Maidstone families in 1891.
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What did your Maidstone ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Maidstone. 81% of Maidstone women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    81%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    12%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    8%

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Passenger Lists

There are 103 immigration records available for the last name Maidstone. 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 73 military records available for the last name Maidstone. For the veterans among your Maidstone ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Average Maidstone life expectancy in 1974 was 93 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 70.

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