Davenport Family History

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Davenport Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire named Davenport, from the Dane river (apparently named with a Celtic cognate of Middle Welsh dafnu ‘to drop’, ‘to trickle’) + Old English port ‘market town’. Irish (County Tipperary): English surname adopted by bearers of Munster Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh ‘descendant of Donndubhartach’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + dubh ‘black’ + artach ‘nobleman’.

Similar surnames: Davern, Devenport, Newport, Allport, Dover, Lavender, Danforth

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1920

You can see how Davenport families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Davenport family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Davenport families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 108 Davenport families living in New York. This was about 18% of all the recorded Davenport's in the USA. New York had the highest population of Davenport families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Davenport surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Davenport Family Occupations

What did your Davenport ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations in 1940

Farmer
18%
Laborer
17%
Salesman
5%
Truck Driver
4%

Top Female Occupations in 1940

Maid
8%
Housekeeper
7%
Teacher
7%
Housewife
6%

Davenport Historical Records

What Davenport family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 284,000 census records available for the last name Davenport. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Davenport census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
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Passenger List
There are 23,000 immigration records available for the last name Davenport. 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 61,000 military records available for the last name Davenport. For the veterans among your Davenport ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Record

There are 284,000 census records available for the last name Davenport. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Davenport census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search US census records for Davenport

Passenger List

There are 23,000 immigration records available for the last name Davenport. 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.

View all Davenport immigration records

Draft Card

There are 61,000 military records available for the last name Davenport. For the veterans among your Davenport ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Davenport military records

Davenport Life Expectancy

What is the average Davenport lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Davenport life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Davenport in 1942 was 34, and 74 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Davenport