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Thawl Family History

Thawl Surname Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Thal, Thaw, Thall, Shawl, Hawk, Hall, Shaw, Haw, Tall, Thiel

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Where is the Thawl family from?

You can see how Thawl families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Thawl family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1891 and 1920. The most Thawl families were found in USA in 1920, and United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there was 1 Thawl family living in Kent. This was 100% of all the recorded Thawl's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Thawl families in 1891.
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What did your Thawl ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, New Worker was the top reported job for people in the USA named Thawl. 100% of Thawl women worked as a New Worker.

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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.

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Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • New Worker
    100%

What Thawl family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 28 census records available for the last name Thawl. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Thawl census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1 immigration records available for the last name Thawl. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Thawl. For the veterans among your Thawl ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Thawl

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