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Candy Family History

Candy Surname Meaning

English (southwestern): perhaps from Middle English candi ‘crystallized cane sugar’ (via French from Persian qand ‘sugar’) and used as a metonymic occupational name for a sugar merchant.

Alternatively it may be a nickname from the Early modern English name for Crete Candie Candy (derived via French from Venetian Candia) with a reference to its sweet wine.

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


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Where is the Candy family from?

You can see how Candy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Candy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Candy families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 207 Candy families living in Somerset. This was about 20% of all the recorded Candy's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Candy families in 1891.
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What did your Candy ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Dairy Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Candy. 19% of Candy men worked as a Dairy Farmer and 70% of Candy women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Candy were General Labourer Heavy Worker and Incapacitated.

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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

  • Dairy Farmer
    19%
  • General Labourer
    12%
  • Farmer
    10%
  • General Labourer Heavy Worker
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 15,000 immigration records available for the last name Candy. 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 4,000 military records available for the last name Candy. For the veterans among your Candy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Candy lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Candy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Candy in 1956 was 48, and 86 in 2004.

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