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Mahood Family History

Mahood Surname Meaning

Irish: shortened form of MacHood an altered form of Irish Ó hUid ‘descendant of Ud’ in which Ó ‘descendant’ has been replaced by Mac ‘son’. Compare Hood 5.

The name was taken by 19th-century Irish migrants to south-west Scotland and north-west England.

English: variant of Maude.

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


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Where is the Mahood family from?

You can see how Mahood families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mahood family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mahood families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 23 Mahood families living in London. This was about 36% of all the recorded Mahood's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Mahood families in 1891.
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What did your Mahood ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Medical Practitioner and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Mahood. 100% of Mahood men worked as a Medical Practitioner and 82% of Mahood 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 Male Occupations In 1939

  • Medical Practitioner
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    82%
  • Typist
    10%
  • Nurse S G M 88507
    10%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

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

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