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Wotring Name Meaning

Altered form of French Vautrin or of its rare variant or altered form Wautrin. Compare Watring and Woodring .

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


Similar surnames: Watring, Goring, Wolking, Kohring, Working, Watling, Hearing, Godding

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Where is the Wotring family from?

You can see how Wotring families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wotring family name was found in the USA between 1840 and 1920. The most Wotring families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Wotring family living in Ohio. This was 100% of all the recorded Wotring's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Wotring families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Wotring surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Wotring ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Wotring. 22% of Wotring men worked as a Laborer and 47% of Wotring women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wotring were Truck Driver and Secretary. .

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    22%
  • Farmer
    17%
  • Salesman
    11%
  • Truck Driver
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    47%
  • Teacher
    14%
  • Housework
    14%
  • Secretary
    14%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 178 immigration records available for the last name Wotring. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Wotring. For the veterans among your Wotring ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wotring lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Wotring life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1972. The average life expectancy for Wotring in 1948 was 51, and 81 in 2004.

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