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Pizza Family History

Pizza Surname Meaning

Italian: from pizza originally denoting a type of egg-shaped cheese also focaccia flat bread presumably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of such products

or from the same word used in the south for ‘penis’.

possibly from the feminine form of Pizzo.

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


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Where is the Pizza family from?

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

In 1940, Laborer and Clerk were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Pizza. 28% of Pizza men worked as a Laborer and 19% of Pizza women worked as a Clerk. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pizza were Proprietor and Housewife.

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    28%
  • Truck Driver
    9%
  • Farmer
    7%
  • Proprietor
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Clerk
    19%
  • Operator
    16%
  • Bookkeeper
    11%
  • Housewife
    8%

What Pizza family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 2,000 census records available for the last name Pizza. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Pizza census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

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

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What is the average Pizza lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Pizza life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Pizza in 1960 was 57, and 87 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Pizza ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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