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Gimity Family History

Gimity Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Ginty, Girty, Garity, Dimit, Gerity, Guity, Smith, Timothy, Gioia

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Where is the Gimity family from?

You can see how Gimity families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gimity family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Gimity family living in New York. This was 100% of all the recorded Gimity's in USA. New York had the highest population of Gimity families in 1920.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Gimity surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Gimity ancestors do for a living?

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

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Census Records

There are 3 census records available for the last name Gimity. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Gimity census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 5 immigration records available for the last name Gimity. 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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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Gimity. For the veterans among your Gimity ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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