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Baltimore Surname Meaning

English: apparently from the title of the English Barons Baltimore borne by members of the Calvert family who were Lords Proprietors of the colony of Maryland in the 17th century. The title is based on the name of their estate in County Longford, Ireland. As a surname Baltimore seems to have originated in America (appearing in VA in the 1660s). There is however no record of any Calvert descendants having assumed the title as a surname.

The surname is found mainly among African Americans (see also 2 below). Jewish (American) and African American: adoption of the surname in 1 above or perhaps of the name of the city in Maryland as a surname. The city was established in 1729 (the port already in 1706) and named after Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore (see 1 above) who was the first Lord Proprietor of the colony of Maryland in the 17th century.

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

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Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Baltimore life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1941, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Baltimore in 1941 was 28, and 74 in 2004.

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