Decatur Family History
Decatur Name Meaning
Variant of Dutch de Caters, a nickname for someone thought
to resemble a tomcat (see Kater).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Decatur Families
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Number of Decatur families
 9 - 16  4 - 8 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Decatur Family Origin
Decatur Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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Decatur Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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