English: occupational name for a bookbinder, from Anglo-Norman French liur. English: possibly a topographic name (recorded in 1332 as le Lyghere) for someone who lived in a woodland clearing, from a derivative of Old English leah ‘woodland clearing’. German: short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + hari ‘army’. German: possibly a topographic name formed with the element lir ‘swamp’, ‘bog’, or a habitational name from Lier, named with this word. Dutch: habitational name from Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named with the indefinite plural form of li ‘mountain slope’, ‘hillside’ (see Li 4).
Where is the Lier family from?
You can see how Lier families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lier family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lier families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1840 there was 1 Lier family living in Maryland. This was about 25% of all the recorded Lier's in the USA. Maryland and 3 other states had the highest population of Lier families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Lier surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Lier ancestors do for a living?
In 1880, the most common Lier occupation in the USA was Farmer. 33% of Lier's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Carpenter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Lier. A less common occupation for the Lier family was Keeping House.
Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Lier ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.
What Lier family records will you find?
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Lier. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Lier census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Lier. 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.
There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Lier. For the veterans among your Lier ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
You've only scratched the surface of Lier family history.
What is the average Lier lifespan?
Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Lier life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Lier in 1957 was 57, and 84 in 2004.
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Lier 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.