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Searle Family History

Searle Surname Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Serle Serlo Serily (ancient Germanic Sarilo Serilo possibly derived from a root sarw- ‘device craft skill armor’ + suffix -il-)

cognate with Old Norse Sǫrli. The name was frequent in Normandy and became common in England after the Conquest.

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


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Where is the Searle family from?

You can see how Searle families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Searle family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Searle families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,530 Searle families living in London. This was about 23% of all the recorded Searle's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Searle families in 1891.
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What did your Searle 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 Searle. 10% of Searle men worked as a General Labourer and 67% of Searle women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Searle were Bricklayer and Private Means.

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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
    10%
  • Builders Labourer
    5%
  • Gardener
    5%
  • Bricklayer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    67%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 14,000 immigration records available for the last name Searle. 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 13,000 military records available for the last name Searle. For the veterans among your Searle ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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