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Sowerbutts Name Meaning

probably from the lost place-name Sourbut in Garstang (Lancs) with excrescent -s. The place-name appears to derive from Middle English sour ‘mud mire slime’ (Old Scandinavian saurr ‘mud dirt sour ground’) + butte ‘strip of land abutting on a boundary small strip of land’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Debutts, Sowerby, Serbus, Sowers, Garbutt, Rowett, Strutt, Skerritt

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Where is the Sowerbutts family from?

You can see how Sowerbutts families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sowerbutts family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Sowerbutts families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 2 Sowerbutts families living in Massachusetts. This was 100% of all the recorded Sowerbutts's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of Sowerbutts families in 1880.
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What did your Sowerbutts ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Railway Clerk and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Sowerbutts. 29% of Sowerbutts men worked as a Railway Clerk and 73% of Sowerbutts women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sowerbutts were Retired and Housewife. .

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Railway Clerk
    29%
  • Elementary School Teacher
    15%
  • Shipping Agents Clerk
    15%
  • Retired
    15%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    73%
  • Cotton Weaver
    8%
  • Incapacitated
    5%
  • Housewife
    4%
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Passenger Lists

There are 564 immigration records available for the last name Sowerbutts. 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 312 military records available for the last name Sowerbutts. For the veterans among your Sowerbutts ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sowerbutts lifespan?

Between 1966 and 1986, in the United States, Sowerbutts life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Sowerbutts in 1966 was 84, and 88 in 1986.

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