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Ockleford Family History

Ockleford Surname Meaning

From a lost place called Ockerford in Hemyock (Devon), which is recorded as Okerforde in about 1560 and Okerford in 1607.

The place-name derives from Old English ford ‘ford river-crossing’ with an uncertain first element.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Ockleford families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ockleford family name was found in the UK, and Scotland between 1851 and 1901. The most Ockleford families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 14 Ockleford families living in London. This was about 37% of all the recorded Ockleford's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Ockleford families in 1891.
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What did your Ockleford ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Ockleford. 100% of Ockleford 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 165 immigration records available for the last name Ockleford. 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 73 military records available for the last name Ockleford. For the veterans among your Ockleford ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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