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Kead Family History

Kead Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Read, Head, Mead, Wead, Nead, Kear, Keady, Keal, Kean, Keay

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Where is the Kead family from?

You can see how Kead families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kead family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Kead families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 6 Kead families living in Tennessee. This was about 60% of all the recorded Kead's in USA. Tennessee had the highest population of Kead families in 1880.
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What did your Kead ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Truck Driver was the top reported job for people in the USA named Kead. 50% of Kead men worked as a Truck Driver. .

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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

  • Truck Driver
    50%
  • Laborer
    50%
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Census Records

There are 746 census records available for the last name Kead. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Kead census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 174 immigration records available for the last name Kead. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 96 military records available for the last name Kead. For the veterans among your Kead ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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