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Spowage Family History

Spowage Surname Meaning

Perhaps a post-medieval variant of either Powis or Powers with prosthetic S- and palatalization of -is or -ers to -age; for the latter note John Spours 1678 in IGI (Bamburgh Northumb) and Mary Spoures 1713 in IGI (Edlingham Northumb).

Compare Cottage as a variant of Cottis. However, no conclusive evidence has been found to confirm either hypothesis.

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


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Where is the Spowage family from?

You can see how Spowage families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Spowage family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Spowage families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 75 Spowage families living in Nottinghamshire. This was about 44% of all the recorded Spowage's in United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire had the highest population of Spowage families in 1891.
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What did your Spowage 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 Spowage. 60% of Spowage men worked as a General Labourer and 89% of Spowage women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Spowage were Colliery Hewer and Paid 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

  • General Labourer
    60%
  • Colliery Hewer
    40%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    89%
  • Housewife
    7%
  • Paid Domestic Duties
    6%

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Passenger Lists

There are 169 immigration records available for the last name Spowage. 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 172 military records available for the last name Spowage. For the veterans among your Spowage ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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