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Stavers Family History

Stavers Surname Meaning

Originally a variant of Staver with post-medieval excrescent -s. Staver is of unexplained origin but possibly connected with Middle English staver ‘an upright bar in a rack for hay or fodder’ (MED) which is recorded from County Durham or a term for a stave-maker.

Possibly a variant of the now extinct Staverd arising in SE Scotland and NE England through confusion with (i).

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


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You can see how Stavers families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stavers family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stavers families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 14 Stavers families living in Durham. This was about 38% of all the recorded Stavers's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Stavers families in 1891.
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What did your Stavers ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Stavers. 100% of Stavers women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 150 immigration records available for the last name Stavers. 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 152 military records available for the last name Stavers. For the veterans among your Stavers ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stavers lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2003, in the United States, Stavers life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Stavers in 1966 was 86, and 86 in 2003.

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