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Where is the Wages family from?
You can see how Wages families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wages family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wages families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 21 Wages families living in South Carolina. This was about 58% of all the recorded Wages's in USA. South Carolina had the highest population of Wages families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Wages surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Seamstress were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Wages. 30% of Wages men worked as a Farmer and 10% of Wages women worked as a Seamstress. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wages were Salesman and Operator. .
Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Wages life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Wages in 1943 was 34, and 72 in 2004.