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Plow Family History

Plow Surname Meaning

‘(man) of the plough or plough team’ from Middle English plo(u)gh plou(w) (Latin caruca) presumably used as a name for a ploughman.

Compare John custos carucarum 1301 in Subsidy Rolls (Helmsley NR Yorks). Some of the following bearers may alternatively belong with (2).

Variant of Plaw. Compare John Plaw 1628 Thomas Plow 1624 in IGI (Horsham Sussex); Edward Plawe 1640 Wm. Plow 1707 Wm. Plough 1721 in IGI (Worth Sussex).

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


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You can see how Plow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Plow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Plow families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 36 Plow families living in Norfolk. This was about 72% of all the recorded Plow's in United Kingdom. Norfolk had the highest population of Plow families in 1891.
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What did your Plow ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Plow. 100% of Plow 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 339 immigration records available for the last name Plow. 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 499 military records available for the last name Plow. For the veterans among your Plow ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Plow lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2000, in the United States, Plow life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1949, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Plow in 1949 was 48, and 87 in 2000.

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