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Dugmore Family History

Dugmore Name Meaning

of uncertain origin. There are two places named Dogmore (Well) in Delamere and Kelsall (both Cheshire) Dogmoor in Prees (Shrops) and Dodgemore Well in Hurdsfield (Cheshire) but which if any of these gave rise to the surname is unclear; it may be from a lost or as yet unidentified place of similar name (compare the *Doccanmere ‘dock pool’ thought to underlie Dogmersfield (Hants): see Hampshire Place-Names).

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


Similar surnames: Dunmore, Dunsmore, Dunmire, Pugmire, Cudmore, Wigmore, D'amore

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You can see how Dugmore families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dugmore family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Dugmore families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 4 Dugmore families living in Ohio. This was 100% of all the recorded Dugmore's in USA. Ohio had the highest population of Dugmore families in 1880.
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In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Dugmore. 34% of Dugmore men worked as a Laborer. .

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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

  • Laborer
    34%
  • Proprietor
    34%
  • Machinist
    34%
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Between 1967 and 2003, in the United States, Dugmore life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1989. The average life expectancy for Dugmore in 1967 was 82, and 90 in 2003.

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