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Bagby Family History

Bagby Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Bagby in North Yorkshire recorded in Domesday Book as Baghebi from the Old Norse personal name Baggi + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead village’.

Scottish: possibly a habitational name from Begbie in East Lothian.

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


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You can see how Bagby families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bagby family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bagby families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 43 Bagby families living in Staffordshire. This was about 59% of all the recorded Bagby's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Bagby families in 1891.
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What did your Bagby ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Bagby. 82% of Bagby women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    82%
  • Private Means
    12%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    8%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Bagby. 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 6,000 military records available for the last name Bagby. For the veterans among your Bagby ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bagby lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Bagby life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Bagby in 1948 was 48, and 77 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Bagby 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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