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Mahl Family History

Mahl Surname Meaning

North German (Mähl): topographic name for someone who lived at a mill Low German Mähl or a metonymic occupational name for a miller or mill worker.

German: nickname from Middle High German Middle Low German māl ‘mark stain’. German: topographic name from Middle High German Middle Low German māl ‘boundary mark or stone’.

Germanized form of Sorbian Mały ‘small little’ (see Maly) and of its shortened form Mał which can also be from a short form of the Old Sorbian personal name Małomir based on Old Slavic malъ ‘small little’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Mahl ‘meal’ one of surnames distributed at random by Austrian clerks.

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


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You can see how Mahl families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mahl family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Mahl families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Mahl families living in Middlesex. This was about 73% of all the recorded Mahl's in United Kingdom. Middlesex had the highest population of Mahl families in 1891.
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What did your Mahl ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mahl. 50% of Mahl women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    50%
  • School Teacher (retired)
    50%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Mahl. 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 3,000 military records available for the last name Mahl. For the veterans among your Mahl ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mahl lifespan?

Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Mahl life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1979. The average life expectancy for Mahl in 1961 was 53, and 76 in 2004.

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