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Stringfellow Family History

Stringfellow Surname Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English string-felagh ‘string-fellow man who works at a string-hearth’. This was the hearth or furnace at which iron was heated for its second working.

A 1547 document from south Yorkshire defines the string-fellow's duties: ‘the stringefelloe wages for layeinge the stone and breakeinge and feyinge of synders and breakeinge of the blowme and hewinge’.

Thornhill and Ecclesfield were two of several iron-working districts in Yorkshire.

See also Stringer.

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


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Where is the Stringfellow family from?

You can see how Stringfellow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stringfellow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Stringfellow families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 427 Stringfellow families living in Lancashire. This was about 57% of all the recorded Stringfellow's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Stringfellow families in 1891.
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What did your Stringfellow 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 Stringfellow. 16% of Stringfellow men worked as a General Labourer and 76% of Stringfellow women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Stringfellow were Chauffeur and Incapacitated.

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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%
  • Colliery Hewer Heavy Worker
    6%
  • Builders Labourer
    6%
  • Chauffeur
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    76%
  • Housewife
    5%
  • Cotton Weaver
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    2%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Stringfellow. For the veterans among your Stringfellow ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Stringfellow lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Stringfellow life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Stringfellow in 1940 was 38, and 73 in 2004.

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