Bayliss Family History

Bayliss Surname Meaning

English: variant of Bailiff with excrescent -s an occupational name for an officer of a court of justice whose duties included serving writs, distraining goods, and (formerly) arresting people.

In England it was formerly a status name for the chief officer of a hundred (administrative subdivision of a county).

The derivation is from Middle English Old French bailis from Late Latin baiulivus (adjective) ‘pertaining to an attendant or porter’.

(see Bailey).

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

Similar surnames: Bailiff, Bliss, Balis, Biss, Wallis, Ballin, Bayes, Bayle, Ayles, Fallis

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Where is the Bayliss family from?

You can see how Bayliss families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bayliss family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bayliss families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 848 Bayliss families living in Warwickshire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Bayliss's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Bayliss families in 1891.

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What did your Bayliss 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 Bayliss. 7% of Bayliss men worked as a General labourer and 65% of Bayliss women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bayliss were Bricklayer and Domestic duties.

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General labourer

Builders labourer

Farm labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

65%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Domestic duties

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What is the average Bayliss lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Bayliss life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Bayliss in 1945 was 38, and 77 in 2004.

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Bayliss Surname Meaning

English: variant of Bailiff with excrescent -s an occupational name for an officer of a court of justice whose duties included serving writs, distraining goods, and (formerly) arresting people.

In England it was formerly a status name for the chief officer of a hundred (administrative subdivision of a county).

The derivation is from Middle English Old French bailis from Late Latin baiulivus (adjective) ‘pertaining to an attendant or porter’.

(see Bailey).

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

Where is the Bayliss family from?

What did your Bayliss ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Builders labourer

Farm labourer

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

65%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Domestic duties

What Bayliss family records will you find?

What is the average Bayliss lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Bayliss life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Bayliss in 1945 was 38, and 77 in 2004.

Bayliss Family History

Bayliss Surname Meaning

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Bayliss Surname Meaning

374,000 record(s) for Bayliss

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Where is the Bayliss family from?

What did your Bayliss ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bayliss lifespan?

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