The emslie Surname

emslie Name Meaning and History

Scottish (Aberdeen): evidently a habitational name, probably from an unidentified place named with the Old English elements elm ‘elm’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’, with an intrusive -s-. There are places called Elmley in Kent and Worcestershire.

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The emslie name in History

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

emslie 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 emslie Families in the US in 1920

Number of emslie families

10-17

4-9

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
contacts	Douglas Martin Emslie	3
Emslies in Scotland	Sharon Jameson	15
Seeking info about Adam Wallace Elmslie, alive in 1824	Alistair	26
emslie and wighton	martinemslie41	0
EMSLIE at COWIE, STONEHAVEN	Doreen Massie	0
George Emslie (Aberdeen Scotland > Des Moines IA	Twila Hidy	4
Elmslie family	Alistair	1
Emslies from Fettercairn	Rachel (Emslie) Howard	5
John Emslie/Catherine Lawson @ Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire 1800s->	carole	0
Indiana Emslies	jimemslie	3

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