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Stumbles Family History

Stumbles Surname Meaning

from Middle English stomble stumble ‘stumble’ for someone who walked in an unsteady manner. Compare Richard Stombelere 1327 in Subsidy Rolls (Essex). The surname gained an excrescent -s in the post-medieval period.

Some of the early bearers may belong with sense from Middle English *stumble ‘tree stump’ (Old English *stumbel) for someone who lived by a prominent tree stump.

The surname gained an excrescent -s in the post-medieval period.

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


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You can see how Stumbles families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Stumbles family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Stumbles families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 44 Stumbles families living in Devon. This was about 63% of all the recorded Stumbles's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Stumbles families in 1891.
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What did your Stumbles ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Medical Student and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Stumbles. 50% of Stumbles men worked as a Medical Student and 100% of Stumbles women worked as an Unpaid 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

  • Medical Student
    50%
  • Farm Horseman
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 240 immigration records available for the last name Stumbles. 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 307 military records available for the last name Stumbles. For the veterans among your Stumbles ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1964 and 2002, in the United States, Stumbles life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1964, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Stumbles in 1964 was 71, and 89 in 2002.

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