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Officer Family History

Officer Surname Meaning

Scottish and English: occupational name from Older Scots officiar Middle English officer ‘servant retainer’ and ‘officer’ in any of various senses. A kirk officiar in Scotland was an ‘officer charged with keeping order in the church and with enforcing church discipline in the parish’ or ‘beadle or church-servant’.

In both Scotland and England the word officer was also used to denote the manager of an estate. English: perhaps a shortened form of Old French orfroisier Anglo-Norman French Middle English orfreiser ‘maker of orphrey (gold-thread embroidery)’.

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


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You can see how Officer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Officer family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Officer families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 62 Officer families living in Yorkshire. This was about 39% of all the recorded Officer's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Officer families in 1891.
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What did your Officer ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Motor Van Driver and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Officer. 100% of Officer men worked as a Motor Van Driver and 88% of Officer 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 Male Occupations In 1939

  • Motor Van Driver
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    88%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Childrens Nurse Retired
    4%

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Census Records

There are 41,000 census records available for the last name Officer. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Officer census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Officer. 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 59,000 military records available for the last name Officer. For the veterans among your Officer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Officer lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Officer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Officer in 1956 was 68, and 88 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Officer ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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