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Pancake Surname Meaning

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Pfannkuch, Pfannkuche, North German Pannkoke, Pankauke, or Dutch Pannekoek perhaps a metonymic nickname for someone with a special liking for pancakes or who made and sold them.

It could also be a habitational name for someone who lived (or worked) at an inn named in Dutch as In de Pannekoek (‘In the Pancake’).

This suggests a connection to an establishment that prominently featured pancakes, indicating the significance of this dish in the local culture.

Additionally, the name might reference a farm similarly named from fields or meadows that were as flat as pancakes.

This flatness metaphorically aligns the geography with the beloved pancake, further embedding the significance of pancakes in the community's identity.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Pancake families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pancake family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Pancake families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 Pancake family living in Lancashire. This was 100% of all the recorded Pancake's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Pancake families in 1891.
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What did your Pancake ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Pancake. 29% of Pancake men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Pancake women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pancake were Labor and Housewife.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    29%
  • Laborer
    21%
  • Truck Driver
    6%
  • Labor
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Teacher
    34%
  • Housekeeper
    20%
  • Stenographer
    20%
  • Housewife
    14%

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Passenger Lists

There are 134 immigration records available for the last name Pancake. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Pancake. For the veterans among your Pancake ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pancake lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Pancake life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Pancake in 1957 was 44, and 73 in 2004.

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