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Census Abbreviations

Census Abbreviations with Explanations

Census Abbreviations with Terms Used in the Soundex Index

A ........ Aunt
Ad ....... Adopted
AdCl ..... Adopted child
AdD ...... Adopted daughter
AdGcl .... Adopted grandchild
AdM ...... Adopted mother
AdS ...... Adopted son
Al ....... Aunt-in-law
Ap ....... Apprentice
Asst ..... Assistant
At ....... Attendant
B ........ Brother
Bar ...... Bartender
BBoy ..... Bound boy
BGirl .... Bound girl
Bl ....... Brother-in-law
Bo ....... Boarder Boy ......
Boy Bu ....... Butler
C ........ Cousin
Cap ...... Captain
Cha ...... Chamber Maid
Cil ...... Cousin-in-law
Cl ....... Child
Coa ...... Coachman
Com ...... Companion
Cook ..... Cook
D ........ Daughter
Dl ....... Daughter-in-law
Dla ...... Day laborer
Dom ...... Domestic
Dw ....... Dish washer
Emp ...... Employee
En ....... Engineer
F ........ Father
FaH ...... Farm hand
FaL ...... Farm laborer
FaW ...... Farm worker
FB ....... Foster brother
FF ....... Foster father
Fi ....... Fireman First
C .. First cousin
FL ....... Father-in-law
FM ....... Foster mother
FoB ...... Foster brother
FoS ...... Foster son
FoSi ..... Foster sister
GA ....... Great aunt
Gcl ...... Grandchild
GD ....... Granddaughter
GF ....... Grandfather
GGF ...... Great-grandfather
GGGF ..... Great-great-grandfather
GGGM ..... Great-great-grandmother
GGM ...... Great-grandmother
GM ....... Grandmother
Gml ...... Grandmother-in-law
GN ....... Grand or great nephew
GNi ...... Grand or great niece
Go ....... Governess
God Cl ... God child
GS ....... Grandson
Gsl ...... Grand son-in-law
G U ....... Great uncle
Gua ...... Guardian
Guest .... Guest
Hb ....... Half brother
Hbl ...... Half brother-in-law
He ....... Herder
Help ..... Help
H.Gi ..... Hired girl
Hh ....... Hired hand
Hk ....... Housekeeper
Hlg ...... Hireling
Hm ....... Hired man
HMaid .... Housemaid
HSi ...... Half sister
HSil ..... Half sister-in-law
Husband .. Husband
Hw ....... Houseworker
I ........ Inmate
L ........ Lodger
La ....... Laborer
Lau ...... Launderer
M ........ Mother
Maid ..... Maid
Man ...... Manager
Mat ...... Matron
ML ....... Mother-in-law
N ........ Nephew
Ni ....... Niece
Nil ...... Niece-in-law
Nl ....... Nephew-in-law
Nu ....... Nurse
O ........ Officer
P ........ Patient
Pa ....... Partner
Ph ....... Physician
Por ...... Porter
Pr ....... Prisoner
Pri ...... Principal
Prv ...... Private
Pu ....... Pupil
R ........ Roomer
S ........ Son
Sa ....... Sailor
Sal ...... Saleslady
Sb ....... Stepbrother
Sbl ...... Step brother-in-law
Scl ...... Step child
Sd ....... Stepdaugther
Sdl ...... Step daughter-in-law
Se ....... Servant
Se. Cl .... Servant's child
Sf ....... Stepfather
Sfl ...... Step father-in-law
Sgd ...... Step granddaughter
Sgs ...... Step grandson
Si ....... Sister
Sl ....... Son-in-law
Sm ....... Stepmother
Sml ...... Step mother-in-law
Ss ....... Stepson
Ssi ...... Stepsister
Ssil ..... Step sister-in-law
Ssl ...... Step son-in-law
Su ....... Superintendant
Ten ...... Tenant
U ........ Uncle
Ul ....... Uncle-in-law
Vi ....... Visitor
W ........ Wife
Wa ....... Warden
Wai ...... Waitress
Ward ..... Ward
Wkm ...... Workman
Wt ....... Waiter