The gest Surname
gest Name Meaning and History
- topographic name for someone who lived in one of the areas of geest (sandy soil) in northwestern Germany.
- habitational name from any of several places so named in the Lower Rhine region.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 29 - Messages: 83
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Trying to find Mary Gest's maiden name |
 micacampbell
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| Gest ancestry | Mary Anne Gossman | 6 |
| Please help me. | Ashley Gest | 4 |
| anna gest landis | carol ann keefer | 3 |
| Aabigail Gest Nightser | Nancy Bosley | 9 |
| Antone W.Gest Obituary |
burzvana
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| Elizabeth L. J. (Gest/Guess/Gess/Gist) b.1832/1833 in AL |
| 3 |
| A. J. REYNDERS and Anna GEST - NY/OH/IN/PA |
AbbyGBowman
| 6 |
| Enoch Gest - Virginia- b abt 1777 |
vbeegle1
| 2 |
| Jennifer Kall Gest Obituary |
burzvana
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