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Shenstone Family History

Shenstone Surname Meaning

from Shenstone (Staffs) which is recorded as Scenestan in about 1130 or Shenstone in Stone (Worcs) which is recorded as Senestone in 122. The Staffs place-name derives from Old English scēne ‘bright beautiful’ + stān ‘stone’.

The Worcs place-name probably derives from the Old English personal name Scēne (genitive Scēnes) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

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


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You can see how Shenstone families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shenstone family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Shenstone families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 26 Shenstone families living in Warwickshire. This was about 26% of all the recorded Shenstone's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Shenstone families in 1891.
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What did your Shenstone ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Shenstone. 89% of Shenstone women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    89%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    12%

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There are 183 military records available for the last name Shenstone. For the veterans among your Shenstone ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1965 and 2001, in the United States, Shenstone life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Shenstone in 1965 was 66, and 77 in 2001.

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