Wrage Family History

Wrage Surname Meaning

North German: nickname from Middle Low German wrak ‘spoiled damaged useless’.

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

Similar surnames: Wrege, Wage, Waage, Krape, Krage, Welge, Wrede, Stage, Page, Ruge

12,000 record(s) for Wrage

4K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
474	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
2K	Census and Voter Lists
3K	Member Trees

Where is the Wrage family from?

You can see how Wrage families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wrage family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Wrage families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 17 Wrage families living in New York. This was about 24% of all the recorded Wrage's in USA. New York had the highest population of Wrage families in 1880.

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

What did your Wrage ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Wrage. 46% of Wrage men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Wrage women worked as a Housekeeper.

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

46%

Laborer

20%

Farm laborer

12%

Farm operator

8%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Housekeeper

100%

What Wrage family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 2K census records available for the last name Wrage. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Wrage 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 Wrage. 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 474 military records available for the last name Wrage. For the veterans among your Wrage ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Wrage lifespan?

Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, Wrage life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Wrage in 1965 was 59, and 62 in 2004.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Wrage 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.