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Byass Family History

Byass Surname Meaning

Perhaps as Redmonds suggests, a spelling of Byers is a reduced form of Birsey, from Bursea (ER Yorks).

It may also originate from an unrecorded Middle English personal name *Bayus, a pet form of Old English female names beginning in Bēag- or Bēah- 'ring', such as Bēagswīð and Bēahhild, combined with the hypocoristic suffix -us.

Another possibility is that it comes from Middle English bye hus meaning ‘house on a corner’, which derives from Old English byge meaning ‘curve, bend, corner’ and hūs.

Additionally, it is a variant of Byres.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Byass families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Byass family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Byass families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 44 Byass families living in Yorkshire. This was about 68% of all the recorded Byass's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Byass families in 1891.
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What did your Byass ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Byass. 100% of Byass men worked as a Farmer and 74% of Byass women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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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

  • Farmer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Household Duties
    7%
  • Hotel Proprietress Retired
    7%
  • Housewife
    7%

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There are 452 immigration records available for the last name Byass. 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 143 military records available for the last name Byass. For the veterans among your Byass ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Average Byass life expectancy in 1990 was 90 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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