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Booty Family History

Booty Surname Meaning

English (Norfolk and Suffolk): apparently a nickname an adjectival derivative of Middle English bot(e) ‘advantage help profit wellbeing’.

In Late Middle English boti is actually on record once with the sense ‘profiteer(ing)’.

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


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Where is the Booty family from?

You can see how Booty families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Booty family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Booty families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 124 Booty families living in Norfolk. This was about 23% of all the recorded Booty's in United Kingdom. Norfolk had the highest population of Booty families in 1891.
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What did your Booty ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farm Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Booty. 12% of Booty men worked as a Farm Labourer and 70% of Booty women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Booty were Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duti.

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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

  • Farm Labourer
    12%
  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Labourer
    7%
  • Builders Labourer
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Incapacitated
    4%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    3%

What Booty family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 13,000 census records available for the last name Booty. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Booty 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 854 immigration records available for the last name Booty. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Booty. For the veterans among your Booty ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Booty lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Booty life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1974. The average life expectancy for Booty in 1958 was 51, and 70 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Booty 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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