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Shoebridge Family History

Shoebridge Surname Meaning

Apparently altered from early Modern English shew-bread ‘the twelve loaves that were placed every Sabbath 'before the Lord' on a table beside the altar of incense and at the end of the week were eaten by the priests alone’ (OED) first recorded in Tyndale's Bible translation (1530).

The earliest name-form may be genuine but a reinterpretation sparked by the contemporary interest in Bible-translation; it may stand as an intermediate form between the modern name and an original unlocated place-name in SE England perhaps Shoebury (Essex).

Compare Thomas Shewbery 1571 in IGI (Woodchurch Kent) or possibly the recurring minor place-name Shovelbrede 'shovel's breadth' as in Shulbrede (Sussex) but both these possible origins offer phonological difficulties.

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


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You can see how Shoebridge families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shoebridge family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shoebridge families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 246 Shoebridge families living in Kent. This was about 49% of all the recorded Shoebridge's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Shoebridge families in 1891.
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What did your Shoebridge 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 Shoebridge. 16% of Shoebridge men worked as a General Labourer and 84% of Shoebridge women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shoebridge were Farm Bailiff and Unpaid Domestic.

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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
    16%
  • Gardener
    16%
  • Farmworker
    10%
  • Farm Bailiff
    10%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Domestic Servant
    4%
  • Incapacitated
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%

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Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Shoebridge life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1974, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Shoebridge in 1960 was 58, and 84 in 2004.

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