The eis Surname

eis Name Meaning and History

from the Germanic personal name Iso.
habitational name for someone from Eisa, the name of a former town in Hesse.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The eis name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the eis family name as far back in history as possible.

eis 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 eis Families in the US in 1920

Number of eis families

9-16

4-8

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
Nicholas EIS/EIST	Dennis Buerge	9
EIS in Union County, OH - 1930's	KAYLYNN	2
Joseph Eis b. abt 1820, father of Edward	pleiad1	5
EIS-Tuscawaras Co OH to Muscatine Co IA	Susie Martin-Rott	14
walter eis	betty minor	0
Jacob Eis	I. Zabell	7
Catherine Eis	SVRead48	3
George Eis	JWelsch50	0
Carol Joan Eis	JWelsch50	0
Samuel T. Eis	JWelsch50	0

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