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Stanger Family History

Stanger Surname Meaning

Scottish and English: habitational name from Stanger in Birsay (Orkney) or Stanger in Embleton (Cumberland) both named with Old Norse stangir plural form of stǫng ‘pole’. English: topographic name from Middle English stan ‘stone’ (Old English stān) + gor(e) ‘gore triangular piece of land’ (Old English gāra) for someone who lived at or near a place so named.

English: in North Yorkshire a variant of Stangoe a habitational name from Stanghow (North Yorkshire) from Old Norse stǫng ‘pole stave’ + haugr ‘hill mound’.

German: occupational name for a maker of shafts for spears and the like from an agent derivative of Middle High German stange ‘pole shaft’.

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


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Where is the Stanger family from?

You can see how Stanger families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stanger family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stanger families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 134 Stanger families living in Staffordshire. This was about 14% of all the recorded Stanger's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Stanger families in 1891.
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What did your Stanger 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 Stanger. 17% of Stanger men worked as a General Labourer and 72% of Stanger women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stanger were Grocery Manager and Housekeeper.

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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
    17%
  • Farmer
    11%
  • Bricklayer
    9%
  • Grocery Manager
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    72%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Housekeeper
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Stanger. 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 3,000 military records available for the last name Stanger. For the veterans among your Stanger ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stanger lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Stanger life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Stanger in 1947 was 56, and 73 in 2004.

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