Durham Family History
Durham Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Durham, a city in northeastern
England, named from Old English dun ‘hill’ (see Down
1) + Old Norse holmr ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Durham
Name Distribution of Durham Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Durham families
 213 - 423  72 - 212 |
 1 - 71  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Durham families
|
262 - 521 88 - 261 |
1 - 87 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Durham families
|
33 - 64 12 - 32 |
1 - 11 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Durham census records
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Durham Family Origin
Durham Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Durham
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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
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Durham Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Durham census records
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Durham Civil War Service Records
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