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Durivage Name Meaning

French Canadian: topographic name with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’ for someone who lived by the seashore or the shore of a lake Old French rivage or perhaps a habitational name for someone from Le Rivage the name of several places mainly in the northern part of France named with this word.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Heritage, Rivard, Droege, Purchase, Derise, Drape, Courage, Deringer

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Where is the Durivage family from?

You can see how Durivage families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Durivage family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Durivage families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1840 there was 1 Durivage family living in Massachusetts. This was 100% of all the recorded Durivage's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of Durivage families in 1840.
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What did your Durivage ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Glass Worker and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Durivage. 43% of Durivage men worked as a Glass Worker and 100% of Durivage women worked as a Housekeeper. .

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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.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Glass Worker
    43%
  • Clerk
    29%
  • Farm Laborer
    29%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housekeeper
    100%
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Passenger Lists

There are 114 immigration records available for the last name Durivage. 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 196 military records available for the last name Durivage. For the veterans among your Durivage ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Durivage lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Durivage life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Durivage in 1959 was 56, and 84 in 2004.

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