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Shop Family History

Shop Surname Meaning

from Middle English shoppe ‘shop’ (Old English sceoppa) for a shopkeeper or someone who worked in a workshop. Compare Shopper.

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


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Where is the Shop family from?

You can see how Shop families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shop family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shop families were found in and USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 3 Shop families living in Warwickshire. This was about 25% of all the recorded Shop's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Shop families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Shop surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Shop ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Shop. 100% of Shop 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 Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

What Shop family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 8,000 census records available for the last name Shop. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Shop 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 307 immigration records available for the last name Shop. 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 11,000 military records available for the last name Shop. For the veterans among your Shop ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shop lifespan?

Between 1972 and 2003, in the United States, Shop life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1979. The average life expectancy for Shop in 1972 was 82, and 75 in 2003.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Shop

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Shop 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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