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Canaboy Family History

Canaboy Surname Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Canby, Canary, Canoy, Conboy, Canady, Canaday, Cannon, Tanabe

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Where is the Canaboy family from?

You can see how Canaboy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Canaboy family name was found in Scotland between 1881 and 1901. The most Canaboy families were found in and Scotland in 1881. In 1881 there were 3 Canaboy families living in Midlothian. This was about 60% of all the recorded Canaboy's in Scotland. Midlothian had the highest population of Canaboy families in 1881.
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Canaboy. 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 Canaboy. For the veterans among your Canaboy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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