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Kist Family History

Kist Surname Meaning

German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a carpenter manufacturer of wooden boxes and chests from Middle High German kiste ‘(clothes) chest’ Dutch kist ‘box, chest, coffin’.

German: habitational name from Kist near Würzburg in Bavaria.

German: Westphalian variant of Kirst.

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


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You can see how Kist families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kist family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kist families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 5 Kist families living in Yorkshire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Kist's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Kist families in 1891.
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What did your Kist ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Kist. 60% of Kist 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 Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    60%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    40%

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Passenger Lists

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

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What is the average Kist lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Kist life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Kist in 1941 was 32, and 77 in 2004.

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