Halder Family History

Halder Surname Meaning

German: topographic name for someone who lived on a mountainside or slope from an agent derivative of Middle High German halde ‘slope’.

Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi (also spelled Haldar): probably from Sanskrit haladhara ‘one who holds a plow’ an epithet of the god Balarama, brother of Krishna.

Balarama is said to have used a weapon shaped like a plowshare.

English (North Yorkshire): variant of Alder with prosthetic H-.

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

Similar surnames: Holder, Helder, Harder, Halter, Walder, Valder, Haller, Haider, Alder, Hammer

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Where is the Halder family from?

You can see how Halder families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Halder family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Halder families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 137 Halder families living in Yorkshire. This was about 44% of all the recorded Halder's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Halder families in 1891.

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What did your Halder ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Carpenter joiner and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Halder. 20% of Halder men worked as a Carpenter joiner and 86% of Halder women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Halder were General labourer and 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.

Carpenter joiner

20%

Railway clerk

20%

Bricklayer

20%

General labourer

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

86%

Domestic servant

Housewife

Domestic duties

What Halder family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 17K census records available for the last name Halder. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Halder census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Halder. 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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Military Records

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

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What is the average Halder lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Halder life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Halder in 1953 was 55, and 78 in 2004.

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Halder Surname Meaning

German: topographic name for someone who lived on a mountainside or slope from an agent derivative of Middle High German halde ‘slope’.

Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi (also spelled Haldar): probably from Sanskrit haladhara ‘one who holds a plow’ an epithet of the god Balarama, brother of Krishna.

Balarama is said to have used a weapon shaped like a plowshare.

English (North Yorkshire): variant of Alder with prosthetic H-.

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

Where is the Halder family from?

What did your Halder ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Carpenter joiner

20%

Railway clerk

20%

Bricklayer

20%

General labourer

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

86%

Domestic servant

Housewife

Domestic duties

What Halder family records will you find?

What is the average Halder lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Halder life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1985. The average life expectancy for Halder in 1953 was 55, and 78 in 2004.

Halder Family History

Halder Surname Meaning

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Halder Surname Meaning

60,000 record(s) for Halder

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Where is the Halder family from?

What did your Halder ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Halder family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Halder lifespan?

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