Huss Family History

Huss Surname Meaning

North German: status name for a householder or for someone who lived or worked at a large house. Middle Low German hūs ‘house’. German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Huzo, a short form of any of various compound names formed with hugi ‘heart, mind, or spirit’ as the first element.

Swedish: most probably of German origin (see above). Germanized or Americanized form of Polish, Czech, or Slovak Hus, and a variant of the same Jewish surname.

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

Similar surnames: Russ, Hass, Hess, Huse, Hiss, Kuss, Buss, Husa, Suss, Fuss

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7K	Military Records
3K	Immigration Records
27K	Census and Voter Lists
84K	Member Trees

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Where is the Huss family from?

You can see how Huss families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Huss family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Huss families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 22 Huss families living in Leicestershire. This was about 27% of all the recorded Huss's in United Kingdom. Leicestershire had the highest population of Huss families in 1891.

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What did your Huss ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Private means and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Huss. 50% of Huss men worked as a Private means and 89% of Huss women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Huss were general labourer brickwork and domestic work unpaid.

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Private means

50%

general labourer brickwork

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Private means

domestic work unpaid

What Huss family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 27K census records available for the last name Huss. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Huss 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 3K immigration records available for the last name Huss. 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 7K military records available for the last name Huss. For the veterans among your Huss ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Huss lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Huss life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Huss in 1945 was 36, and 77 in 2004.

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Huss Surname Meaning

Swedish: most probably of German origin (see above). Germanized or Americanized form of Polish, Czech, or Slovak Hus, and a variant of the same Jewish surname.

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

Where is the Huss family from?

What did your Huss 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.

Private means

50%

general labourer brickwork

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Private means

domestic work unpaid

What Huss family records will you find?

What is the average Huss lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Huss life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Huss in 1945 was 36, and 77 in 2004.

Huss Family History

Huss Surname Meaning

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Huss Surname Meaning

185,000 record(s) for Huss

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Where is the Huss family from?

What did your Huss ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Huss family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Huss family history

What is the average Huss lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Huss family tree

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