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Gara Family History

Gara Surname Meaning

Hungarian: variant of Garay. This is one of the few Hungarian habitational names without the regular -i suffix.

Irish: from Ó Gadhra see O'Gara.

Irish: possibly also a shortened variant of McGeary.

Indian (Gujarat and Mumbai): unexplained.

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


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Where is the Gara family from?

You can see how Gara families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gara family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gara families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 29 Gara families living in Lancashire. This was about 36% of all the recorded Gara's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Gara families in 1891.
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What did your Gara ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Irish Harvest Man and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gara. 34% of Gara men worked as an Irish Harvest Man and 100% of Gara women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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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

  • Irish Harvest Man
    34%
  • General Farm Worker
    34%
  • General Labourer
    34%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

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

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What is the average Gara lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Gara life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Gara in 1954 was 62, and 81 in 2004.

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