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Warga Family History

Warga Surname Meaning

Polish: from warga ‘lip’ presumably a descriptive nickname for someone with prominent lips or with a growth on the lips.

Polish or Germanized or Americanized form of Hungarian Varga ‘cobbler shoemaker’.

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


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Where is the Warga family from?

You can see how Warga families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Warga family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Warga families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Warga family living in Hertfordshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Warga's in United Kingdom. Hertfordshire had the highest population of Warga families in 1891.
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What did your Warga ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Operator were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Warga. 24% of Warga men worked as a Laborer and 16% of Warga women worked as an Operator. Some less common occupations for Americans named Warga were Assembler and 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 Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    24%
  • Butcher
    7%
  • Clerk
    5%
  • Assembler
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Operator
    16%
  • Laborer
    16%
  • Machine Operator
    12%
  • New Worker
    12%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Warga. 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 856 military records available for the last name Warga. For the veterans among your Warga ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Warga lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Warga life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Warga in 1958 was 44, and 78 in 2004.

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