Graeter Family History

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Graeter Name Meaning

German: occupational name for a worker or overseer in a granary or warehouse, from an agent derivative of Middle High German grede ‘warehouse’, ‘municipal granary’.

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


Similar surnames: Grueter, Grueser, Rater, Praeger, Raiter, Graber, Geter, Graper

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Graeter Family Origin

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Graeter Family Occupations

What did your Graeter ancestors do for a living?

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

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  • Farmer

    18%

  • Keeping House

    18%

  • Carpenter

    9%

  • Cow.

    9%

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In 1880, Farmer, Keeping House and Carpenter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Graeter. The most common Graeter occupation in the USA was Farmer. 18% of Graeter's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Graeter family was Cow..

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Graeter Historical Records

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Graeter Life Expectancy

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