Graves Family History
Graves Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Grave 1.French:
topographic name from the plural of Old French grave ‘gravel’
(see Grave).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Graves
Name Distribution of Graves Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Graves families
 351 - 700  118 - 350 |
 1 - 117  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Graves families
|
448 - 894 150 - 447 |
1 - 149 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Graves families
|
8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Graves census records
You can see how Graves families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
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Graves Family Origin
Graves Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Graves families immigrated
to the United States.
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Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Graves
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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)
Graves Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Graves census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Graves ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Graves Civil War Service Records
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