The theis Surname

theis Name Meaning and History

North German: variant spelling of Theiss.

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

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The theis name in History

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

theis 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 theis Families in the US in 1920

Number of theis families

56-110

19-55

1-18

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Thread	Author	Replies
Theis/Theiss/Theiâ	redsammy	16
Franz Theis	ikeller	2
THEIS > Prussia, Luxumbourg or Alsace > Dubuque IA	ellen elliott	2
Frank Theis	Stacey	2
Theis/Theys family came to America in 1884	carolhelms95120	0
THEISS/THEUS/THEIS/THIES from WESTPHALIA	PAUL_BRUGGENSCHMIDT	2
Mathias Theis	N. Theis-Coulter	5
THEIS Glenn W 1933-1993 .jpg	t42RoundGrove_DenCoTX	0
HENRY THEIS	BillBaker101	0
Theis	WGFGER	0

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