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Deaver Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Dever. Perhaps a respelling of German Düwer, Düver, from Middle Low German duver ‘male pigeon’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird or a metonymic occupational name for a dove keeper.

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


Similar surnames: Beaver, Beaber, Weaver, Deaner, Haver, Depner, Deger, Denier, Reader

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Deaver Family Origin

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Deaver Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    43%

  • Keeping House

    8%

  • Laborer

    5%

  • Farming

    3%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Deaver family was Farming. Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Deaver. The most common Deaver occupation in the USA was Farmer. 43% of Deaver's were Farmers.

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Deaver Life Expectancy

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