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Salthouse Family History

Salthouse Surname Meaning

From Middle English salt-hous ‘building where salt is made, stored, or sold’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived or worked in such a building or toponymic for someone from a place so named.

Examples include Salthouse in Dalton (Lancs), Salthouse in Millom (Cumb), and Salthouse (Norfolk).

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


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Where is the Salthouse family from?

You can see how Salthouse families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Salthouse family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Salthouse families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 416 Salthouse families living in Lancashire. This was about 83% of all the recorded Salthouse's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Salthouse families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Salthouse surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Salthouse ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Salthouse. 27% of Salthouse men worked as a General Labourer and 73% of Salthouse women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Salthouse were Pharmacist and Domestic Duties Unpaid.

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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

  • General Labourer
    27%
  • Joiner
    16%
  • Fisherman
    16%
  • Pharmacist
    11%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    5%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Domestic Duties Unpaid
    3%

What Salthouse family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 6,000 census records available for the last name Salthouse. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Salthouse 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 Salthouse. 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 392 military records available for the last name Salthouse. For the veterans among your Salthouse ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Salthouse lifespan?

Between 1965 and 2003, in the United States, Salthouse life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1981, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Salthouse in 1965 was 83, and 81 in 2003.

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