Heath Family History
Heath Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on a heath (Middle
English hethe, Old English h?ð) or a habitational
name from any of the numerous places, for example in Bedfordshire,
Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire, named with
this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic
plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in
Dublin since the late 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Heath
Name Distribution of Heath Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Heath families
 285 - 567  96 - 284 |
 1 - 95  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Heath families
|
1,420 - 2,838 474 - 1,419 |
1 - 473 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Heath families
|
28 - 53 10 - 27 |
1 - 9 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Heath census records
You can see how Heath families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Heath Family Origin
Heath Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Heath families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
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 Heath
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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.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Heath Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Heath census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Heath ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Heath Civil War Service Records
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