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els Name Meaning and History

Dutch and North German: from a vernacular form of the Biblical name Elijah (see Elias).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of els Families in the US in 1920
Number of els families
 5-8
 2-4
 1
 0
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Threads: 2 - Messages: 2
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ELS William Charles 1953-1954 t42MountOlivet 0
Russell Els father of June elizabeth Els Canary Charles Canary 0

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