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Sprout Family History

Sprout Surname Meaning

Dutch: from Middle Dutch sprute ‘sprout shoot’ either a nickname for a young or delicate person or possibly in the sense of ‘offshoot descendant’ a nickname for someone linked by birth to a distinguished local family.

English (Lancashire): from Middle English sprout ‘(new) shoot of a plant bud’ perhaps a nickname given to a small thin (young?) person.

It may have been used interchangeably with Sprott and Sproat either because the medieval sense was similar or because with a different pronunciation it was an altered form of Sproat.

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


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You can see how Sprout families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sprout family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sprout families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 50 Sprout families living in Lancashire. This was about 46% of all the recorded Sprout's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Sprout families in 1891.
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What did your Sprout ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sprout. 67% of Sprout women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    67%
  • Kitchen Maid
    34%

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Passenger Lists

There are 813 immigration records available for the last name Sprout. 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 Sprout. For the veterans among your Sprout ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sprout lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Sprout life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Sprout in 1952 was 51, and 80 in 2004.

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