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Jewkes Family History

Jewkes Surname Meaning

English (Worcestershire): patronymic with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s from a pet form of the personal names Jukel Jokel which are from Breton Judicael and this one from Old Breton Iudicael.

The Breton personal name is derived from iuth ‘lord’ with a suffix -ig + hael hail ‘generous bountiful’.

In England the personal name was particularly common in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and in districts where Bretons settled after the Norman Conquest.

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


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Where is the Jewkes family from?

You can see how Jewkes families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jewkes family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Jewkes families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 266 Jewkes families living in Worcestershire. This was about 68% of all the recorded Jewkes's in United Kingdom. Worcestershire had the highest population of Jewkes families in 1891.
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What did your Jewkes ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Jewkes. 24% of Jewkes men worked as a General Labourer and 78% of Jewkes women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Jewkes were Sheet Metal Worker and Domestic Servant.

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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

  • General Labourer
    24%
  • Coal Hewer
    12%
  • Builders Labourer
    12%
  • Sheet Metal Worker
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    78%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic Du
    3%
  • Domestic Servant
    2%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 580 military records available for the last name Jewkes. For the veterans among your Jewkes ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Jewkes lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Jewkes life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Jewkes in 1963 was 82, and 71 in 2004.

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