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Wakeling Family History

Wakeling Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Essex): habitational name from Great and Little Wakering (Essex). The placename means ‘the people of a man called Wacor or Wæcer’ from the Old English personal name Wacor or Wæcer + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas. This surname is well documented until the 19th century but has now died out in the form Wakering surviving instead as Wakeling and becoming indistinguishable from Walklin with which it is sometimes a variant (see Wakeland ).

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

Similar surnames: Watling, Walling, Balling, Whitling, Welling, Walding, Wakelin

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You can see how Wakeling families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wakeling family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wakeling families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Wakeling family living in Pennsylvania. This was 100% of all the recorded Wakeling's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Wakeling families in 1840.

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There are 35,000 census records available for the last name Wakeling. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Wakeling census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Wakeling. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Wakeling. For the veterans among your Wakeling ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wakeling lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Wakeling life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Wakeling in 1957 was 68, and 87 in 2004.

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