Bockrath Family History

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Bockrath Name Meaning

North German: probably a topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing in a beech wood, from Middle Low German boke ‘beech’ + rath ‘clearing’.

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


Similar surnames: Borth, Kath, Beckman, Bockman, Booth, Beckwith, Bozarth, Unrath

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Bockrath Family Origin

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Bockrath Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    27%

  • Dairy

    9%

  • Engineer

    9%

  • Farming

    9%

In 1880, Farmer, Dairy and Engineer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bockrath. A less common occupation for the Bockrath family was Farming. The most common Bockrath occupation in the USA was Farmer. 27% of Bockrath's were Farmers.

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Bockrath Historical Records

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Bockrath Life Expectancy

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