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Watmough Name Meaning

from the Middle English personal name Wat a pet form of Walter and Middle English maugh mough ‘kinsman by marriage brother-in-law son-in-law’. See Mowe (1) and compare Robert Waltersmaghe 1305 in Black. In origin it was mainly a Lancs surname that spread eastwards and southwards in post-medieval times. Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames notes that in 1634 Joshua Watmough of London granted land to a man from Bradford (WR Yorks) and was described as ‘a younger son of Hugh Watmough late of Bury’ (Lancs).

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


Similar surnames: Warmouth, Waugh, Stough, Tough, Weymouth, Warmuth, Garlough, Warmoth

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You can see how Watmough families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Watmough family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Watmough families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 2 Watmough families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 67% of all the recorded Watmough's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Watmough families in 1840.
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What did your Watmough ancestors do for a living?

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

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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

  • Manager
    50%
  • Farmer
    50%
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There are 714 military records available for the last name Watmough. For the veterans among your Watmough ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Watmough lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Watmough life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1992, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Watmough in 1962 was 81, and 69 in 2003.

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