Buchwalter Family History

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Buchwalter Name Meaning

German: variant of Buchwalder, a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Buchwald or Buchwalde in Saxony and Pomerania.

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


Similar surnames: Buchalter, Bookwalter, Buckwalter, Schwaller, Buchwald, Schwaiger

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Buchwalter Family Origin

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Buchwalter Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    57%

  • Keeping House

    13%

  • Farming

    9%

  • Book Keeping

    4%

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In 1880, the most common Buchwalter occupation in the USA was Farmer. 57% of Buchwalter's were Farmers. Farmer, Keeping House and Farming were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Buchwalter. A less common occupation for the Buchwalter family was Book Keeping.

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Buchwalter Historical Records

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Buchwalter Life Expectancy

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