List Family History

List Surname Meaning

German and Dutch: nickname for someone who was wise and knowledgeable from Middle High German list Dutch list ‘wisdom, ingenuity’. Dutch: habitational name from Ter List, the name being derived from the plant lis ‘iris, flag’.

Americanized form of Hungarian Liszt, a metonymic occupational name for a miller from liszt ‘flour’. Slovenian and Croatian: nickname from list ‘leaf’, or a Slavicized form of Hungarian Liszt (see above).

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

Similar surnames: Last, Lis, Lust, Lint, Leist, Geist, Licht, Best, Obst, Lier

61K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
37K	Military Records
6K	Immigration Records
33K	Census and Voter Lists
62K	Member Trees

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Where is the List family from?

You can see how List families moved over time by selecting different census years. The List family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most List families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 119 List families living in London. This was about 25% of all the recorded List's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of List families in 1891.

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What did your List ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farm labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named List. 22% of List men worked as a Farm labourer and 75% of List women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named List were Incapacitated 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.

Farm labourer

22%

Horseman on farm

19%

General labourer

14%

Incapacitated

11%

Unpaid domestic duties

75%

Private means

Housekeeper

Domestic servant

What List family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 33K census records available for the last name List. Like a window into their day-to-day life, List 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 6K immigration records available for the last name List. 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 37K military records available for the last name List. For the veterans among your List ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average List lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, List life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for List in 1950 was 49, and 81 in 2004.

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List Surname Meaning

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

Where is the List family from?

What did your List 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.

Farm labourer

22%

Horseman on farm

19%

General labourer

14%

Incapacitated

11%

Unpaid domestic duties

75%

Private means

Housekeeper

Domestic servant

What List family records will you find?

What is the average List lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, List life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for List in 1950 was 49, and 81 in 2004.

List Family History

List Surname Meaning

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List Surname Meaning

202,000 record(s) for List

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Where is the List family from?

What did your List ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What List family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of List family history

What is the average List lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the List family tree

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