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Rattle Family History

Rattle Surname Meaning

Perhaps from one or more lost or as yet unidentified places. One such might be Rattle Hall in Wye (Kent) of uncertain etymology which Kent Place-Names p. 387 suggests might be associated with an unexplained form de Ragkel 1276 in Feet of Fines. Compare Rattle Lane in Westham (Sussex) recorded as le Rattle in 1617 (Place-Names of Sussex p. 449); perhaps compare also Ratley.

Perhaps from a reinterpretation of Middle English tratel tratyll ‘talk idly gossip’ as suggested by Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames. See Trattle.

Perhaps from Rathele in the barony of Cranach (Kilkenny).

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


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You can see how Rattle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rattle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Rattle families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 95 Rattle families living in Suffolk. This was about 45% of all the recorded Rattle's in United Kingdom. Suffolk had the highest population of Rattle families in 1891.
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What did your Rattle ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Insurance Clerk and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Rattle. 100% of Rattle men worked as an Insurance Clerk and 84% of Rattle 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 Male Occupations In 1939

  • Insurance Clerk
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Housewife
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    5%
  • Domestic Duties
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 684 immigration records available for the last name Rattle. 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 723 military records available for the last name Rattle. For the veterans among your Rattle ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Rattle lifespan?

Between 1968 and 2002, in the United States, Rattle life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Rattle in 1968 was 65, and 75 in 2002.

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