Castor Family History
Castor Name Meaning
English: habitational name from places called Caistor, in
Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Caister in Norfolk, or Castor in
Cambridgeshire, all named with Old English cæster ‘Roman
fort or town’.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Castor
Name Distribution of Castor Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Castor families
 47 - 92  16 - 46 |
 1 - 15  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Castor families
|
11 - 20 4 - 10 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Castor families
|
6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Castor census records
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Castor Family Origin
Castor Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Castor families immigrated
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Castor
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Castor Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Castor census records
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Castor Civil War Service Records
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