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Mothershead Family History

Mothershead Name Meaning

English: variant of Mottershead or Mottishead a habitational name from a lost place in the parish of Mottram Cheshire recorded in the 13th century as Mottresheved from the genitive case of the Old English byname Mōtere ‘speaker’ + Middle English heved ‘head(land) hill’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Mothershed, Weatherhead, Hollingshead, Rotherham, Butterfield

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Where is the Mothershead family from?

You can see how Mothershead families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mothershead family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mothershead families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 17 Mothershead families living in Virginia. This was about 59% of all the recorded Mothershead's in USA. Virginia had the highest population of Mothershead families in 1840.
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What did your Mothershead ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Mothershead. 56% of Mothershead men worked as a Farmer and 38% of Mothershead women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mothershead were Manager and Stenographer. .

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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

  • Farmer
    56%
  • Laborer
    12%
  • Salesman
    9%
  • Manager
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housekeeper
    38%
  • Secretary
    38%
  • Stenographer
    25%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 271 immigration records available for the last name Mothershead. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 648 military records available for the last name Mothershead. For the veterans among your Mothershead ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mothershead lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Mothershead life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Mothershead in 1951 was 44, and 81 in 2004.

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