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Tabor Name Meaning

English: metonymic occupational name for a drummer, from Middle English, Old French tabo(u)r ‘drum’. Hungarian: from the old secular personal name Tábor. Czech and Slovak (Tábor) and Jewish (from Bohemia): habitational name from the city of Tábor in southern Bohemia. This was a center of the Hussite movement; in Czech it came to denote a member of the radical wing of the Hussite movement.

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


Similar surnames: Thor, Tibor, Haber, Gabor, Tatar, Tabb, Bator, Javor, Sambor, Talbot

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Tabor Family Origin

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You can see how Tabor families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tabor family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tabor families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 110 Tabor families living in Cambridgeshire. This was about 19% of all the recorded Tabor's in the UK. Cambridgeshire had the highest population of Tabor families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Tabor surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Tabor Family Occupations

What did your Tabor ancestors do for a living?

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

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  • Farmer

    6%

  • Ag.Lab.

    3%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    3%

  • Annuitant

    3%

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

Tabor Historical Records

What Tabor family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Tabor. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Tabor 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 642 immigration records available for the last name Tabor. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Tabor. For the veterans among your Tabor ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Tabor Life Expectancy

What is the average Tabor lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Tabor life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Tabor in 1946 was 54, and 72 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Tabor

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Tabor 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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