The sons Surname

sons Name Meaning and History

Dutch form of North German Sohns, a patronymic from Sohn.

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

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The sons name in History

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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 sons Families in the US in 1920

Number of sons families

15-28

6-14

1-5

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THE SONS FAMILY	andrewsons	1
William & Bessie Sons	mandysons	4
Sons Coat of Arms???	LisaSons57	2
Eli Sons m. Elizabeth Carter, 1849	Jessy Roberts	4
Hastings and Mary Sons	jsons23	1
Amanda Sons m. George Jackson, KY	Barbara Simonson	2
Bertha Sons m. Henry Lonsberry, Jackson Co., IN	Debbie Bovard	4
Sons Family in Minnesota	Taya Hovan	2
sons family tree	scooter12311	3
Morris Sons m. Thelma Craig, IN	Jessica	1

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