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Ceals Family History

Ceals Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Neals, Meals, Veals, Seals, Beals, Beal, Real, Neal, Cala, Seal

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Where is the Ceals family from?

You can see how Ceals families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ceals family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ceals families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Ceals family living in New Jersey. This was 100% of all the recorded Ceals's in USA. New Jersey had the highest population of Ceals families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Ceals surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Ceals ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 131 census records available for the last name Ceals. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Ceals census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 7 immigration records available for the last name Ceals. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 7 military records available for the last name Ceals. For the veterans among your Ceals ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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