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Barge Family History

Barge Surname Meaning

German: habitational name from any of various places so named. Dutch: topographic name denoting an inhabitant of a farm or settlement on a hill. Compare Ten Barge.

English and French: metonymic occupational name for a boatman, bargeman, or seaman from Middle English, Old French barge ‘boat, barge’. Compare French Labarge.

English: variant of Bargh (see Bark).

French: topographic name from Old French barge, Old Occitan barga ‘haystack, standing in the yard of the farm’.

Galician and Portuguese: habitational name from a place called A Barxe, e.g. in A Coruña province in Spain, or A Barge in Viana do Castelo in Portugal.

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


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Where is the Barge family from?

You can see how Barge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Barge family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Barge families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 94 Barge families living in London. This was about 19% of all the recorded Barge's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Barge families in 1891.
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What did your Barge ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Barge. 24% of Barge men worked as a General Labourer and 83% of Barge women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Barge were Dock Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Dut.

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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

  • General Labourer
    24%
  • Painter decorator
    16%
  • Master Baker
    16%
  • Dock Labourer
    16%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Barge. 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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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Barge. For the veterans among your Barge ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Barge lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Barge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Barge in 1948 was 34, and 81 in 2004.

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