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Hebblethwaite Family History

Hebblethwaite Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Hebblethwaite near Sedbergh (Yorkshire) meaning ‘clearing by a plank bridge’ from hebble ‘narrow plank bridge’ in the Yorkshire dialect + Old Norse thveit ‘clearing’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Postlethwait, Braithwaite, Goldthwaite, Satterthwaite, Thistlethwaite

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Where is the Hebblethwaite family from?

You can see how Hebblethwaite families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hebblethwaite family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Hebblethwaite families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 215 Hebblethwaite families living in Yorkshire. This was about 71% of all the recorded Hebblethwaite's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Hebblethwaite families in 1891.
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What did your Hebblethwaite ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Private Means and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Hebblethwaite. 13% of Hebblethwaite men worked as a Private Means and 81% of Hebblethwaite women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hebblethwaite were Woolsorter and Housekeeper. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Private Means
    13%
  • Electrical Engineer
    13%
  • Carpenter joiner
    9%
  • Woolsorter
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    81%
  • Private Means
    6%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Housekeeper
    2%
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Draft Cards

There are 501 military records available for the last name Hebblethwaite. For the veterans among your Hebblethwaite ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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