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emmanuel Name Meaning and History

Variant spelling (mainly French and South Indian) of Emanuel, which was used in the Middle Ages by Christians as an alternative name for Christ. The name was also borne by a 3rd-century martyr. Among Christians in India it is used as a given name, and in the U.S. it has come to be used as a last name among families from southern India.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The emmanuel name in History

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

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Distribution of emmanuel Families in the US in 1920
Number of emmanuel families
 7-11
 3-6		 1-2
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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John Emmanuel and Emily Carter glendaemanuel 0
Henry or Harry Emmanuel K. Emmanuel 1
Leta Emmanuel Colajean Darville-Butler 0
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