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Rounseville Surname Meaning

English: from Roncesvalles the name of a village in Navarre (Spain) where there was a Priory of Saint Mary of which the Hospital of Our Lady of Rouncevale at Charing Cross London was a cell.

This placename (in French: Roncevaux) is famous in history for the battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 during which Charlemagne's rear guard was destroyed by Basques.

This form of the surname is no longer found in Britain.

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


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You can see how Rounseville families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rounseville family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Rounseville families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 4 Rounseville families living in Devon. This was about 57% of all the recorded Rounseville's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Rounseville families in 1891.
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What did your Rounseville ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Rounseville. 60% of Rounseville men worked as a Farmer.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    60%
  • Farming
    40%

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Passenger Lists

There are 51 immigration records available for the last name Rounseville. 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 210 military records available for the last name Rounseville. For the veterans among your Rounseville ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Rounseville life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1972. The average life expectancy for Rounseville in 1961 was 36, and 77 in 2004.

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