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Piddlesden Family History

Piddlesden Surname Meaning

From a lost place called Pittlesden in Rolvenden (Kent), which is recorded as Pittlesden and Piddledens Meade in 1567–70.

The place-name may derive from Old English pyttel ‘hawk mousehawk’ (genitive pytteles) + denn ‘woodland pasture’.

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


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You can see how Piddlesden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Piddlesden family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 34 Piddlesden families living in Kent. This was about 46% of all the recorded Piddlesden's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Piddlesden families in 1891.
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In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Piddlesden. 100% of Piddlesden 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 39 immigration records available for the last name Piddlesden. 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 45 military records available for the last name Piddlesden. For the veterans among your Piddlesden ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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