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laker Name Meaning and History

English (Sussex and Kent): topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Old English lacu ‘stream’ (see Lake) + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.

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

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

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Distribution of laker Families in the US in 1920
Number of laker families
 11-20
 4-10		 1-3
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 20 - Messages: 61
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William John Laker circa 1870 dotsameatloaffan 2
Laker, Richard Shipway demcote 1
R. Shipway Laker Margaret Wilson 1
richard shipway laker barbara 1
George or Mary Laker kirsty166 0
John Henry Laker Wynne Maguire 0
laker wolf48uk 0
Laker is My Grandfather could use Some Help! chris82962 1
Laker, Richard Shipway Debbie Cote 8
my grandfather Amy Laker 17
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