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Slum Family History

Slum 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: Lum, Plum, Saum, Blum, Sum, Shum, Solum, Flum, Stum, Clum

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Where is the Slum family from?

You can see how Slum families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Slum family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Slum families were found in and USA in 1880. In 1880 there was 1 Slum family living in California. This was about 33% of all the recorded Slum's in USA. California and 2 other states had the highest population of Slum families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Slum surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Slum ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Slum ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 704 census records available for the last name Slum. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Slum 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 40 immigration records available for the last name Slum. 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 1,000 military records available for the last name Slum. For the veterans among your Slum ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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