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Mewburn Family History

Mewburn Surname Meaning

From Maulds Meaburn in Crosby Ravensworth (Westm), which is recorded as Medbrunne in the 13th century, or Kings Meaburn (Westm), which is recorded as Meburn, Meuburn, and Medeburn in medieval documents.

The place-names derive from Old English mǣd ‘meadow’ + burna ‘spring, stream’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Mewburn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mewburn family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Mewburn families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 9 Mewburn families living in Kent. This was about 26% of all the recorded Mewburn's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Mewburn families in 1891.
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What did your Mewburn ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mewburn. 100% of Mewburn women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 292 immigration records available for the last name Mewburn. 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 157 military records available for the last name Mewburn. For the veterans among your Mewburn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Average Mewburn life expectancy in 1982 was 62 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 72.

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