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Fold Family History

Fold Surname Meaning

from Middle English fald(e) fold ‘livestock pen sheepfold farmyard’ (Old English falod).

The surname may be topographic for someone who lived or worked at a fold or toponymic for someone from a place so named such as Folds in Tickhill (WR Yorks).

which is recorded as Folde in 1336 and Foldes in 149.

Compare Faulder.

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


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You can see how Fold families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fold family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fold families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 14 Fold families living in Surrey. This was about 47% of all the recorded Fold's in United Kingdom. Surrey had the highest population of Fold families in 1891.
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What did your Fold ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Fold. 100% of Fold women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 278 immigration records available for the last name Fold. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Fold. For the veterans among your Fold ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Fold lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2000, in the United States, Fold life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Fold in 1963 was 58, and 78 in 2000.

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