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Mainstone Family History

Mainstone Surname Meaning

From Mainstone Court in Pixley (Herefs) and perhaps also from any of several places with similar names of various origins such as Mainstone in Egg Buckland and Mainstone in Heanton Punchardon (both Devon), Mainstone (Shrops), Mainstone in Romsey (Hants), Mainstone Farm in Buxworth (Derbys), and Mainstone Gate in Chobham (Surrey).

The Herefs, Shrops, and Surrey place-names derive from Old English mægen-stān ‘huge stone monolith’. The Derbys and Devon place-names may derive from Old English mægen-stān or from a British word related to Welsh maen ‘stone’ + Old English stān ‘stone’.

The Hants place-name derives from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Maheu (genitive Maheues) + Middle English toun ton ‘town, village, settlement’.

There has probably been some confusion with Manston.

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


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You can see how Mainstone families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mainstone family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Mainstone families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 90 Mainstone families living in Gloucestershire. This was about 67% of all the recorded Mainstone's in United Kingdom. Gloucestershire had the highest population of Mainstone families in 1891.
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What did your Mainstone ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Newsagent and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Mainstone. 50% of Mainstone men worked as a Newsagent and 73% of Mainstone women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mainstone were Wood Machinist and Housewife.

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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

  • Newsagent
    50%
  • Wood Machinist
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    8%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    5%
  • Housewife
    5%

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Passenger Lists

There are 154 immigration records available for the last name Mainstone. 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 154 military records available for the last name Mainstone. For the veterans among your Mainstone ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mainstone lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2000, in the United States, Mainstone life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1966. The average life expectancy for Mainstone in 1966 was 73, and 51 in 2000.

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