The elster Surname

elster Name Meaning and History

German: habitational name from any of several places so named. This is also the name of a river in Saxony, which in some cases may have given rise to the family name.

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The elster name in History

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

elster 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 elster Families in the US in 1920

Number of elster families

20-38

7-19

1-6

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Thread	Author	Replies
Peter Elster b. 1866	Cnielsen7176	0
Elsters in UK	Marilyn Louise Elster	1
Searching for Elster family	Douglas R Dexheimer	0
Elsroth/Elstroth	TElsroth	0
Justus Elster of NY and Clark Co, OH	Ann Turner	0
Elsteroth or Elstroth	David Elsteroth	2
Elster	RKehren	0
Julie Amalie Elster from Germany >Rochester NY	daisymaple	0
Lorilla Elster or Elstaire	Ed Scheumann	0
Searching for Elster	blpthr	0

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