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Ort Family History

Ort Name Meaning

Southern French: metonymic occupational name for a gardener or topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosed garden, Occitan ort (Latin hortus). German: from a Germanic personal name Ort, a short form of the various compound names with the first element ord ‘point’ (of a sword, spear). German: topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or the end of a settlement, from Middle High German ort (see 2 above), in the transferred sense ‘tip’, ‘extremity’. In modern German the word has come to mean ‘point’, ‘spot’, ‘place’.

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


Similar surnames: Port, Ost, Ott, Fort, Ohrt, Orth, Mort, Ord, Cort, Ori

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Where is the Ort family from?

You can see how Ort families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ort family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ort families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 15 Ort families living in Lancashire. This was about 65% of all the recorded Ort's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Ort families in 1891.
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What did your Ort ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Foreman Baker conf and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ort. 100% of Ort men worked as a Foreman Baker conf and 100% of Ort women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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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 1939

  • Foreman Baker conf
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%
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There are 15,000 census records available for the last name Ort. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ort census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Ort. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Australia, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 39,000 military records available for the last name Ort. For the veterans among your Ort ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Ort lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Ort life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1945. The average life expectancy for Ort in 1945 was 100, and 74 in 2004.

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