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Shain Family History

Shain Surname Meaning

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from Shaia with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Schein.

Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Šain or Slovenian and Croatian Šajn (see Sain 2 and ).

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


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Where is the Shain family from?

You can see how Shain families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shain family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shain families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 24 Shain families living in Warwickshire. This was about 27% of all the recorded Shain's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Shain families in 1891.
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What did your Shain ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Master Tailor and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Shain. 100% of Shain men worked as a Master Tailor and 86% of Shain 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

  • Master Tailor
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    86%
  • Daily Domestic Help
    8%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    8%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Shain. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Shain. For the veterans among your Shain ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shain lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Shain life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Shain in 1950 was 47, and 73 in 2004.

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