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Vara Name Meaning

Galician, Asturian-Leonese and Spanish: habitational name from Vara (Galicia), Vara del Rey (Cuenca), or La Vara (Asturies). Portuguese and Spanish: from vara ‘rod’, ‘stick’, ‘yardstick’ (Late Latin vara ‘forked stick’), applied as a nickname or metonymic occupational name in any of various possible senses; it may have been given to a keeper of animals, who used a stick to urge his charges on, or to an official who was responsible for checking weights and measures or who carried a rod as a symbol of his office.

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


Similar surnames: Vaca, Para, Kara, Vera, Bara, Jara, Carda, Vargas, Vari, Varas

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Vara Family Origin

Where is the Vara family from?

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You can see how Vara families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Vara family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Vara families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Vara family living in Lancashire. This was about 50% of all the recorded Vara's in the UK. Lancashire and 1 other county had the highest population of Vara families in 1891.
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Vara Family Occupations

What did your Vara ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the US named Vara. 33% of Vara men worked as a Laborer and 42% of Vara women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Vara were Farmer and Teacher

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Top Male Occupations in 1940

  • Laborer
    33%
  • Truck Driver
    9%
  • Barber
    9%
  • Farmer
    8%

Top Female Occupations in 1940

  • Housewife
    42%
  • New Worker
    25%
  • Operator
    17%
  • Teacher
    17%

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

Vara Historical Records

What Vara family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 4,000 census records available for the last name Vara. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Vara 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 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Vara. 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 Vara. For the veterans among your Vara ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Vara Life Expectancy

What is the average Vara lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Vara life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Vara in 1958 was 61, and 71 in 2004.

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