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Muddle Family History

Muddle Surname Meaning

Perhaps from Anglo-Norman French modle a dialect form of mosle ‘mussel’ with /d/ before a resonant consonant instead of /z/ as in the fruit-word medlar from the Norman equivalent of Old French meslier.

For the pronunciation see also Madle. For the meaning: Mussell is also found in Sussex as early as 1296.

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


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Where is the Muddle family from?

You can see how Muddle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Muddle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Muddle families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 129 Muddle families living in Sussex. This was about 48% of all the recorded Muddle's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Muddle families in 1891.
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What did your Muddle ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmworker and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Muddle. 19% of Muddle men worked as a Farmworker and 73% of Muddle women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Muddle were House Decorator and 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

  • Farmworker
    19%
  • Carpenter
    14%
  • Dairy Farmer
    9%
  • House Decorator
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Housewife
    6%
  • Household Duties (unpaid)
    5%
  • Domestic Duties
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 498 immigration records available for the last name Muddle. 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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Draft Cards

There are 522 military records available for the last name Muddle. For the veterans among your Muddle ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Muddle lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2002, in the United States, Muddle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Muddle in 1966 was 85, and 70 in 2002.

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