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Leiner Family History

Leiner Surname Meaning

Jewish (western Ashkenazic): name taken by someone who was good at chanting the Pentateuch at public worship in the synagogue or who regularly did so from West Yiddish layner ‘reader’ (a derivative of West Yiddish laynen ‘to read’ which comes ultimately from Latin legere ‘to read’).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a flax grower or merchant from German Lein ‘flax’ + agent suffix -er.

German: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Leina or Leinau.

German: derivative of Lein.

German: in some cases an occupational name from Middle High German līner ‘rider on a towpath along a ship-canal’.

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


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You can see how Leiner families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Leiner family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Leiner families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Leiner families living in London. This was about 31% of all the recorded Leiner's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Leiner families in 1891.
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What did your Leiner ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Leiner. 72% of Leiner women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    29%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Leiner. 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 2,000 military records available for the last name Leiner. For the veterans among your Leiner ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Leiner lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Leiner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Leiner in 1961 was 47, and 77 in 2004.

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