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Bailes Family History

Bailes Surname Meaning

English (Durham): variant of Bales or Bayliss.

English: variant of Bale 1 from the genitive case of Middle English bail(e) ‘bailey outer wall of a castle’ hence a topographic name for someone who lived beside a castle.

Compare Bail and Bailey.

Spanish: plural form of Baile.

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


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Where is the Bailes family from?

You can see how Bailes families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bailes family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bailes families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 10 Bailes families living in New York. This was about 21% of all the recorded Bailes's in USA. New York had the highest population of Bailes families in 1840.
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What did your Bailes ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bailes. 32% of Bailes men worked as a Farmer and 14% of Bailes women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bailes were Truck Driver and Maid.

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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

  • Farmer
    32%
  • Laborer
    17%
  • Operator
    5%
  • Truck Driver
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Teacher
    14%
  • Housekeeper
    11%
  • Stenographer
    9%
  • Maid
    8%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Bailes. 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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There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Bailes. For the veterans among your Bailes ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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