Driver Family History

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Driver Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drifan ‘to drive’.

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


Similar surnames: Drover, Diver, Rimer, Rivers, Graver, Dreher, Writer, Draves, River

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Driver Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Driver name?

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

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  • England & Wales

    52%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    17%

  • Germanic Europe

    7%

  • Cameroon, Congo, & Southern Bantu Peoples

    5%

  • Benin/Togo

    4%

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Driver Family Origin

Where is the Driver family from?

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You can see how Driver families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Driver family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Driver families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 1,210 Driver families living in Yorkshire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Driver's in the UK. Yorkshire had the highest population of Driver families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Driver surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Driver Family Occupations

What did your Driver ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, Farmer, Agricultural Labourer and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Driver. The most common Driver occupation in the UK was Farmer. 6% of Driver's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Driver family was Cotton Weaver.

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  • Farmer

    6%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    4%

  • Labourer

    3%

  • Cotton Weaver

    3%

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

Driver Historical Records

What Driver family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 280,000 census records available for the last name Driver. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Driver 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 12,000 immigration records available for the last name Driver. 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 25,000 military records available for the last name Driver. For the veterans among your Driver ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Driver Life Expectancy

What is the average Driver lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Driver life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Driver in 1944 was 24, and 72 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Driver 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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