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Helply Family History

Helply 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: Helmly, Hell, Helle, Kelly, Holly, Heaphy, Whelpley, Healy, Hemple

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Where is the Helply family from?

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

What did your Helply ancestors do for a living?

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

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Census Records

There are 21 census records available for the last name Helply. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Helply 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 1 immigration records available for the last name Helply. 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 Cards

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

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