Beury Family History

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Beury Name Meaning

Possibly an Americanized form of German Böhre, a variant of Bohr.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Beery, Berry, Bury, Eury, Geary, Berk, Burry, Eudy, Beary, Petry

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Beury Family Origin

Where is the Beury family from?

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You can see how Beury families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Beury family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Beury families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 11 Beury families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 79% of all the recorded Beury's in the USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Beury families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Beury surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Beury Family Occupations

What did your Beury ancestors do for a living?

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Beury family was Powder Manufactor. The most common Beury occupation in the USA was Dealer In Timber. 33% of Beury's were Dealer In Timbers. Dealer In Timber and Grocer were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Beury.

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  • Dealer In Timber

    33%

  • Grocer

    33%

  • Powder Manufactor

    33%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Beury ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Beury Historical Records

What Beury family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 1,000 census records available for the last name Beury. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Beury census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1940's US census records for Beury

Passenger List

There are 332 immigration records available for the last name Beury. 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 Card

There are 173 military records available for the last name Beury. For the veterans among your Beury ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Beury Life Expectancy

What is the average Beury lifespan?

Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, Beury life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Beury in 1965 was 71, and 85 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Beury

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Beury ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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