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Where is the Mestayer family from?
You can see how Mestayer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mestayer family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Mestayer families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Mestayer family living in Louisiana. This was 100% of all the recorded Mestayer's in USA. Louisiana had the highest population of Mestayer families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Mestayer surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Bookkeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Mestayer. 34% of Mestayer men worked as a Farmer and 27% of Mestayer women worked as a Bookkeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Mestayer were Salesman and Stenographer. .
Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Mestayer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Mestayer in 1962 was 72, and 83 in 2003.