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Parlow Family History

Parlow Surname Meaning

German: habitational name from any of several places so named in Brandenburg and Pomerania.

English: variant of Parslow itself a variant of Pashley. Compare Partlow.

Americanized form of Croatian Parlov: possibly a nickname ultimately derived from Italian parlare ‘to speak’ (parlati in a colloquial Slavicized form).

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


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You can see how Parlow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Parlow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Parlow families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 60 Parlow families living in London. This was about 27% of all the recorded Parlow's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Parlow families in 1891.
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What did your Parlow ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Parlow. 93% of Parlow women worked as an Unpaid 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 Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    93%
  • Domestic Duties
    8%

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Passenger Lists

There are 708 immigration records available for the last name Parlow. 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 Parlow. For the veterans among your Parlow ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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