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Feaviour Family History

Feaviour Surname Meaning

from Anglo-Norman French fevereir feveriere a variant of Old French fevere ‘smith’; see Feaver. Feverel now extinct may be a diminutive form.

apparently from Anglo-Norman French and Middle English feveryer feverel ‘February’ perhaps given to someone born in that month or to an old man.

In John Trevisa's translation of Polychronicon (1387) ‘February is paynted as an olde man sittynge by the fyre’.

However some or all examples may be mis-interpretations of the name in (i).

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


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You can see how Feaviour families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Feaviour family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there was 1 Feaviour family living in Gloucestershire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Feaviour's in United Kingdom. Gloucestershire and 2 other counties had the highest population of Feaviour families in 1891.
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What did your Feaviour ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Feaviour. 75% of Feaviour women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    75%
  • Private Means
    25%

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