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Meals Family History

Meals Surname Meaning

English:: variant of Meale with post-medieval excrescent -s. One origin of Meale is as a nickname from Middle English mele ‘meal ground cereal’ perhaps for a maker or seller of meal. Compare Millman.

Variant of Meale with plural -s. An alternative origin of Meale is as a topographic name from Middle English mele ‘sand-hill’ (Old Norse melr) as found in such placenames as North Meols, Ravensmeols (both Lancashire), and Great Meols (Cheshire).

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


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You can see how Meals families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Meals family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Meals families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Meals families living in Cheshire. This was about 32% of all the recorded Meals's in United Kingdom. Cheshire had the highest population of Meals families in 1891.
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What did your Meals ancestors do for a living?

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

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Private Means
    29%

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Passenger Lists

There are 419 immigration records available for the last name Meals. 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 Meals. For the veterans among your Meals ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Meals lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Meals life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Meals in 1956 was 45, and 80 in 2004.

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