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Enos Surname Meaning

Variant of Eno 2 a surname of French origin. French (Énos): from the personal name Énos from Biblical Enos from Hebrew Enosh borne by the first son of Seth who is part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ as mentioned in Luke 38.

Welsh (Cardiganshire): from the Welsh personal name Einwys, a pet form of Einion from Enniaun, an old Welsh personal name ultimately from Late Latin Annianus associated with Welsh einion ‘anvil’ for ‘stability, fortitude’ and doubtfully with uniawn ‘upright, just’. Compare Bennion.

English: perhaps a variant of Eno or the variant Ennew, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: variant of Ennis.

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


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You can see how Enos families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Enos family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Enos families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 19 Enos families living in Glamorgan. This was about 49% of all the recorded Enos's in United Kingdom. Glamorgan had the highest population of Enos families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Enos. 100% of Enos women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Enos life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Enos in 1943 was 64, and 72 in 2004.

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