Putney Family History

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Putney Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Putney in Surrey (now Greater London), named in Old English with the genitive of Putta, a personal name, or putta ‘kite’ + ham ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘river meadow’, ‘land hemmed in by water or marsh’.

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


Similar surnames: Pitney, Putnam, Pusey, Partney, Utley, Burney, Pulley, Turney, Nutley

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Putney Family Origin

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Putney Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    39%

  • Laborer

    7%

  • Farm Laborer

    3%

  • Keeping House

    3%

In 1880, the most common Putney occupation in the USA was Farmer. 39% of Putney's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Farm Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Putney. A less common occupation for the Putney family was Keeping House.

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Putney Historical Records

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Putney Life Expectancy

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Famous Putney Family

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