Booker Family History

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Booker Name Meaning

English: occupational name for someone concerned with books, generally a scribe or binder, from Middle English boker, Old English bocere, an agent derivative of boc ‘book’. English: variant of Bowker. Americanized form of German Bucher.

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


Similar surnames: Boozer, Bowker, Boomer, Cooper, Boker, Hooker, Bowler, Brooker

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Booker Family Origin

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Booker Family Occupations

What did your Booker ancestors do for a living?

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

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    8%

  • Coal Miner

    6%

  • Carpenter

    3%

  • Labourer

    3%

In 1881, Agricultural Labourer, Coal Miner and Carpenter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Booker. The most common Booker occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 8% of Booker's were Agricultural Labourers. A less common occupation for the Booker family was Labourer.

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Booker Historical Records

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Booker Life Expectancy

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