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Nurser Family History

Nurser Surname Meaning

see Nussey.

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


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Where is the Nurser family from?

You can see how Nurser families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nurser family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1911. The most Nurser families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 14 Nurser families living in Northamptonshire. This was about 67% of all the recorded Nurser's in United Kingdom. Northamptonshire had the highest population of Nurser families in 1891.
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What did your Nurser ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Master Butcher and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Nurser. 50% of Nurser men worked as a Master Butcher and 79% of Nurser women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Nurser were Builders Labourer and Housewife.

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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

  • Master Butcher
    50%
  • Builders Labourer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    79%
  • Domestic Duties
    11%
  • Housewife
    11%

What Nurser family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 559 census records available for the last name Nurser. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Nurser census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 69 immigration records available for the last name Nurser. 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 108 military records available for the last name Nurser. For the veterans among your Nurser ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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