The silkey Surname

silkey Name Meaning and History

Irish: variant of Silk.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The silkey name in History

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

silkey 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 silkey Families in the US in 1920

Number of silkey families

8-14

3-7

1-2

Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Thread	Author	Replies
James Wakefield Silkey b. 15 August 1856 Dallas County, Missouri	Joy Powell	2
Zulke, Martin	Jeannine Silkey	7
Carolyn Silkey Worthington - Peoria, IL	btgurst1	0
SILKEY	Carol Maki	0
John D. Silkey Of Missouri.	bjsilkey	0
Joseph Silkey	Marilyn9185	1
Mary Frances Silkey b1857 m. Nathan Mc Daniel	Cindy	3
Members of Antoinette Silkey Family in Santa Rosa	J_Silkey	0
Decendents of John Peter Silkey	Joe Silkey	2
Zulke ancestors	Jeannine Silkey	0

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