Parente Family History

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Parente Name Meaning

Italian: from the medieval personal name Parente, which originated as a reduced form of Bonparente, meaning ‘good parent’. Portuguese: from Portuguese parente ‘relative’.

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


Similar surnames: Parenti, Valente, Parent, Pane, Paretti, Piacente, Marte, Durante

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Parente Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Parente name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Parente. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • Italy

    35%

  • England & Wales

    16%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    13%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    8%

  • France

    7%

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Parente Family Origin

Where is the Parente family from?

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You can see how Parente families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Parente family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Parente families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 3 Parente families living in Massachusetts. This was 100% of all the recorded Parente's in the USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of Parente families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Parente surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Parente Family Occupations

What did your Parente ancestors do for a living?

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

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Parente Historical Records

What Parente family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 4,000 census records available for the last name Parente. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Parente 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 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Parente. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Parente. For the veterans among your Parente ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Parente Life Expectancy

What is the average Parente lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Parente life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Parente in 1942 was 64, and 78 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Parente 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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