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Ormondroyd Family History

Ormondroyd Surname Meaning

from a lost place in Birstall (WR Yorks) incorrectly recorded as Hamondeswode in 1307. It derives from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Hamon (see Hammond) + Middle English roid a southern West Riding pronunciation of Old English *rod ‘clearing’.

Orm- is a late 18th- or 19th-century re-spelling of Awm-. For the development of -a- to -aw- in this name see Hawman.

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


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You can see how Ormondroyd families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ormondroyd family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1891 and 1920. The most Ormondroyd families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 172 Ormondroyd families living in Yorkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Ormondroyd's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Ormondroyd families in 1891.
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What did your Ormondroyd ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Blacksmith And Shoeing Smith and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ormondroyd. 50% of Ormondroyd men worked as a Blacksmith And Shoeing Smith and 86% of Ormondroyd women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ormondroyd were Dyers Labourer and Unpaid Housewife.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Blacksmith And Shoeing Smith
    50%
  • Dyers Labourer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    86%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    6%
  • Worsted Spinner
    4%
  • Unpaid Housewife
    4%

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Between 1954 and 1999, in the United States, Ormondroyd life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Ormondroyd in 1954 was 50, and 73 in 1999.

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