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The jaeger Surname

jaeger Name Meaning and History

German (mostly Jäger) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a hunter, Middle High German jeger(e), Middle Low German jeger(e) (agent derivatives of jagen ‘to hunt’); as a Jewish surname, it is mainly ornamental, derived from German Jäger. The surname is also established in Scandinavia (Swedish Jäger; Danish and Norwegian Jæger) and has been Latinized as Venator.

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

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

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Distribution of jaeger Families in the US in 1920
Number of jaeger families
 161-320
 54-160		 1-53
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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