Carolina Family History
Carolina Name Meaning
Spanish: from the female personal name, feminine form of
Carolus, or a habitational name from La Carolina in Jaén
province.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Carolina
Name Distribution of Carolina Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Carolina families
 17 - 32  6 - 16 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Carolina families
|
3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Carolina last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Carolina census records
You can see how Carolina families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Carolina Family Origin
Carolina Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Carolina families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Carolina
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Carolina Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Carolina census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Carolina ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Carolina Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Carolina
2 Threads, 4
Messages
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Carolina.
Threads: 2 - Messages: 4
| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURNAME CAROLINA IN EAST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA |  | shalican | 0 |
| SARRAH CAROLINA b. 1847 in S..C. | | dmsmith13496 | 2 |
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