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Partis Name Meaning

variant of Porteous with lowering and unrounding of o to a. Forms with -er- may be misreadings of -or- inverted spellings of -ar- or belong with (ii).perhaps also a variant of Peart with post-medieval excrescent -es or -is. Compare Mark Perte 1605 in IGI (Easington Durham) with Thomas Partis 1597 in Parish Registers (Easington Durham). Peart is also found in Newcastle upon Tyne where Partis and Pertes are evidenced below. The names in (i) and (ii) may have been confused.

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


Similar surnames: Paris, Martis, Artis, Hartis, Parris, Partin, Portis, Parvis, Martin

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You can see how Partis families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Partis family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Partis families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 15 Partis families living in New York. This was about 48% of all the recorded Partis's in USA. New York had the highest population of Partis families in 1880.
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What did your Partis ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Cook were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Partis. 44% of Partis men worked as a Laborer and 39% of Partis women worked as a Cook. Some less common occupations for Americans named Partis were New Worker and Laundress. .

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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
    44%
  • Farmer
    22%
  • Salesman
    8%
  • New Worker
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Cook
    39%
  • Farmer
    31%
  • Housekeeper
    16%
  • Laundress
    16%
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Passenger Lists

There are 357 immigration records available for the last name Partis. 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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There are 607 military records available for the last name Partis. For the veterans among your Partis ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Partis life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Partis in 1959 was 67, and 88 in 2004.

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