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Ala Family History

Ala Name Meaning
Probably a respelling of German Ahle, a variant of Ahl 2.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

86,326 Historical Documents & Family Trees with Ala
7,426 Census and Voter Lists
1,136 Immigration Records
25,410 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
2,465 Member Family Trees
49,889 Military Records

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Name Distribution of Ala Families

  • Number of Ala families
     8 - 13
     3 - 7
     1 - 2
     
    from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
  • Number of Ala families
     5 - 7
     2 - 4
     1
     
    from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
  • Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Ala last name
    from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

Ala census records

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Ala Family Origin

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Ala Immigration Information

from the New York Passenger Lists

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Average Life Expectancy for Ala

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Ala Family Occupations

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Military Service by Ala

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