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Thring Family History

Thring Surname Meaning

Variant of Dring (Middle English dreng threng) which is recorded in medieval Devon and Somerset. Interchange of /d/ and /ð/ is an occasional feature of southern-western dialects of English. However in the case of Richard Thring 1600 John Dring 1697 in IGI (Fugglestone Saint Peter Wilts) and Thomas Thring 1723 Mary Dring 1744 in IGI (Bedminster Somerset), the later form shows the common dialectal development of /ðr/ to /dr/ in SW England rather than the survival of Middle English /dr/.

See Tring. However, the preposition in the 1275 form may be in error for the French definite article le, and the name may belong with (1).

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


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You can see how Thring families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Thring family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Thring families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 32 Thring families living in Somerset. This was about 24% of all the recorded Thring's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Thring families in 1891.
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What did your Thring 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 Thring. 100% of Thring men worked as a General Labourer and 66% of Thring 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

  • General Labourer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    66%
  • Private Means
    15%
  • Incapacitated
    6%
  • Housewife
    4%

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Passenger Lists

There are 805 immigration records available for the last name Thring. 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 663 military records available for the last name Thring. For the veterans among your Thring ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Thring lifespan?

Between 1967 and 2003, in the United States, Thring life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Thring in 1967 was 78, and 69 in 2003.

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