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Daddow Name Meaning

perhaps from a Cornish pet form of the Middle English personal name Dodd(e) unrounded to *Dadd(e) + the Cornish suffix -ow. See Dodd and Dadd and for the Cornish suffix compare Clemow Kitto .perhaps a Cornish pet form of Middle English *Dadde as a rhyming pet form of Adam see Dadd .

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Haddow, Haddon, Sandow, Dando, Damrow, Wadlow, Darrow, Dassow, Maddox

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Where is the Daddow family from?

You can see how Daddow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Daddow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Daddow families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 21 Daddow families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 46% of all the recorded Daddow's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Daddow families in 1880.
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What did your Daddow ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farming was the top reported job for people in the USA named Daddow. 24% of Daddow men worked as a Farming. .

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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 1940

  • Farming
    24%
  • New Worker
    16%
  • Laborer
    16%
  • Manager
    16%
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Passenger Lists

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

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What is the average Daddow lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2003, in the United States, Daddow life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Daddow in 1958 was 57, and 91 in 2003.

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