The dekalb Surname

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The dekalb name in History

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dekalb Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of dekalb Families in the US in 1920

Number of dekalb families

8-13

3-7

1-2

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DeKalb Photographs	MsSequoia	4
dekalb in MD	midekalb	2
Charles and William Tyrrell	mrhc47	1
tyrrell,chase	studiojm	0
looking for ggrandmothers family	michael nance	0
Caroline Dekalb & Chapin Flanders 1800s NY	Nancy	5
Robinson	Donna Wilhite (Robinson)	2
Hallmark/Teague/Copeland connections	everettlattimore_1	2
deKalbs in PA	camerell1	0
looking for mothers family	@@K1255k@ev1.net	0

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