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Bartley Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Bartley in Hampshire, or from Bartley Green in the West Midlands, both of which are named with Old English be(o)rc ‘birch’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’; compare Barclay. Americanized spelling of German (Swabian) Bartle and the Swiss cognate Bartli.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Barley, Hartley, Batley, Carley, Barclay, Bartle, Badley, Bailey

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Bartley Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Bartley name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Bartley. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    50%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    22%

  • Germanic Europe

    7%

  • Norway

    3%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    3%

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Bartley Family Origin

Where is the Bartley family from?

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You can see how Bartley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bartley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bartley families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 383 Bartley families living in Lancashire. This was about 21% of all the recorded Bartley's in the UK. Lancashire had the highest population of Bartley families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bartley surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Bartley Family Occupations

What did your Bartley ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Bartley family was Carpenter. The most common Bartley occupation in the UK was Labourer. 5% of Bartley's were Labourers. Labourer, Annuitant and Coal Miner were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bartley.

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  • Labourer

    5%

  • Annuitant

    2%

  • Coal Miner

    2%

  • Carpenter

    1%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Bartley ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Bartley Historical Records

What Bartley family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 96,000 census records available for the last name Bartley. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bartley 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 9,000 immigration records available for the last name Bartley. 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 Card

There are 15,000 military records available for the last name Bartley. For the veterans among your Bartley ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Bartley Life Expectancy

What is the average Bartley lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Bartley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Bartley in 1944 was 28, and 72 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Bartley

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Bartley ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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