Shoup Family History

Shoup Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Flemish Schoup a metonymic occupational name for a maker of ladles from Middle Dutch schoepe schope schuep ‘ladle’.

Americanized form of German Schaub.

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

Similar surnames: Shoop, Schoop, Schopp, Shoupe, Roup, Stoop, Shoun, Shock, Stoup, Shipp

164,000 record(s) for Shoup

32K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
6K	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
25K	Census and Voter Lists
98K	Member Trees

Where is the Shoup family from?

You can see how Shoup families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shoup family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shoup families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 50 Shoup families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 42% of all the recorded Shoup's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Shoup families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Shoup surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Shoup ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Shoup. 21% of Shoup men worked as a Farmer and 18% of Shoup women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shoup were Carpenter and Waitress.

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

21%

Laborer

18%

Truck driver

5%

Carpenter

4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Housewife

18%

Stenographer

6%

Housework

6%

Waitress

6%

What Shoup family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 25K census records available for the last name Shoup. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Shoup census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Shoup. 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.

Military Records

There are 6K military records available for the last name Shoup. For the veterans among your Shoup ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Shoup lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Shoup life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Shoup in 1949 was 40, and 77 in 2004.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Shoup 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.