Countess Family History
Countess Name Meaning
English: from Middle English contas(e), Old French
contesse ‘countess’, applied as a nickname for a proud, haughty
woman or for an effeminate or foppish man, or as an occupational name
for a servant of a countess.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Countess
Name Distribution of Countess Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Countess families
 5 - 8  2 - 4 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Countess families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Countess last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Countess census records
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Countess Family Origin
Countess Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Countess families immigrated
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Countess
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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
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Countess Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Countess census records
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Countess Civil War Service Records
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