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Durose Family History

Durose Surname Meaning

A variant of Dewhurst. According to Tooth Thomas Durose (1645) is identical with Thomas Dewerst of Rocester (1646) and Thomas Duerst (1649).

Compare Susanna Dewhurst 1685 in IGI (Ellastone Staffs). The variant would have arisen by metathesis of the r.

From Ó Dubhruis, see Doris.

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


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Where is the Durose family from?

You can see how Durose families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Durose family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Durose families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 277 Durose families living in Staffordshire. This was about 53% of all the recorded Durose's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Durose families in 1891.
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What did your Durose 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 Durose. 18% of Durose men worked as a Dairy Farmer and 73% of Durose women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Durose were Retired Coal Miner and Domestic Servant.

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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
    18%
  • Builders Labourer
    15%
  • General Labourer
    15%
  • Retired Coal Miner
    11%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    4%
  • Domestic Servant
    4%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 634 immigration records available for the last name Durose. 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 610 military records available for the last name Durose. For the veterans among your Durose ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Durose lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Durose life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Durose in 1960 was 38, and 93 in 2004.

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