Calais Family History
Calais Name Meaning
French: habitational name from the French port of Calais or from a
minor place of the same name in Sarthe.
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Name Distribution of Calais Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Calais families
 7 - 12  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Calais families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Calais last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Calais census records
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Calais Family Origin
Calais Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Calais
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Calais Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Calais census records
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Calais Civil War Service Records
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