Stiff Family History
Stiff Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English stif ‘rigid’,
‘inflexible’, hence a nickname for someone who had difficulty in
bending. The term was also used in a transferred sense of character
(generally in the approving sense ‘resolute’, ‘steadfast’) from the
12th century, and this use may lie behind many examples of the
surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Stiff
Name Distribution of Stiff Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Stiff families
 29 - 55  10 - 28 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Stiff families
|
157 - 311 53 - 156 |
1 - 52 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Stiff families
|
4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Stiff census records
You can see how Stiff 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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Stiff Family Origin
Stiff Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Stiff families immigrated
to the United States.
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Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Stiff
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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)
Stiff Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Stiff census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Stiff ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Stiff Civil War Service Records
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