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Byas Surname Meaning

Scottish: variant of Byers. English (East Yorkshire): variant of Byers, a shortened form of Birsey, a habitational name from Bursea (East Yorkshire).

English: alternatively perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Bayus, a pet form of Old English female names beginning with Bēag- or Bēah- ‘ring’, such as Bēagswīth and Bēahhild, + the hypocoristic suffix -us.

English: perhaps a topographic name from Middle English bye hus ‘house on a corner’ (Old English byge ‘curve, bend, corner’ + hūs).

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


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You can see how Byas families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Byas family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Byas families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 12 Byas families living in Yorkshire. This was about 22% of all the recorded Byas's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Byas families in 1891.
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What did your Byas ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Byas. 70% of Byas women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Private Means
    30%

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Passenger Lists

There are 388 immigration records available for the last name Byas. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Byas. For the veterans among your Byas ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Byas life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1973. The average life expectancy for Byas in 1952 was 40, and 73 in 2004.

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