Abner Family History
Abner Name Meaning
English: from a Biblical personal name, meaning in Hebrew ‘God is
(my) light’, which was popular among the Puritans, especially among
early settlers in New England, but also in the southern states. In the
First and Second Books of Samuel, Abner is Saul’s uncle and the
commander of his army, who is eventually cut down by Joab (II Samuel
3:12–39).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Abner Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Abner families
 66 - 130  23 - 65 |
 1 - 22  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Abner families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Abner last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Abner Family Origin
Abner Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Abner
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Abner Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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