Wride Family History

Wride Surname Meaning

Americanized form of North German Wriedt. English: perhaps a nickname for someone with a twisted body from having a crooked neck, back, or legs from Middle English wrid(e) wrede.

This term is recorded only in names and seems to imply an Old English noun wride ‘twist, bend’, derived from Old English wrīthan ‘to twist, to writhe’. Its sense development to ‘the twisted (one)’ may have been influenced by Middle English wried ‘crooked, bent, twisted’, past participle of wrien ‘to writhe, be crooked (etc.)’.

Alternatively, a post-medieval variant of Read.

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

Similar surnames: Wrede, Prime, Weide, Grice, Cripe, Wise, Wire, Ide, Pride, Brine

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592	Military Records
824	Immigration Records
6K	Census and Voter Lists
16K	Member Trees

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Where is the Wride family from?

You can see how Wride families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wride family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Wride families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 109 Wride families living in Somerset. This was about 32% of all the recorded Wride's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Wride families in 1891.

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What did your Wride 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 Wride. 19% of Wride men worked as a General labourer and 76% of Wride women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wride were Cowman and Household duties.

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General labourer

19%

Gardener

19%

boot maker heavy worker

13%

Cowman

13%

Unpaid domestic duties

76%

Unpaid domestic

Unpaid domestic du

Household duties

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Census Record

There are 6K census records available for the last name Wride. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Wride census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 824 immigration records available for the last name Wride. 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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Military Records

There are 592 military records available for the last name Wride. For the veterans among your Wride ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wride lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Wride life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1994, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Wride in 1958 was 35, and 69 in 2004.

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Wride Surname Meaning

Americanized form of North German Wriedt. English: perhaps a nickname for someone with a twisted body from having a crooked neck, back, or legs from Middle English wrid(e) wrede.

Alternatively, a post-medieval variant of Read.

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

Where is the Wride family from?

What did your Wride ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

19%

Gardener

19%

boot maker heavy worker

13%

Cowman

13%

Unpaid domestic duties

76%

Unpaid domestic

Unpaid domestic du

Household duties

What Wride family records will you find?

What is the average Wride lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Wride life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1994, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Wride in 1958 was 35, and 69 in 2004.

Wride Family History

Wride Surname Meaning

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Wride Surname Meaning

34,000 record(s) for Wride

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Where is the Wride family from?

What did your Wride ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Wride family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Wride lifespan?

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