Dexter Family History
Dexter Name Meaning
English (East Midlands): occupational name from Middle English
dyster ‘dyer’ (see Dyer).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Dexter Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Dexter families
 138 - 273  47 - 137 |
 1 - 46  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Dexter families
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192 - 381 65 - 191 |
1 - 64 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Dexter families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Dexter census records
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Dexter Family Origin
Dexter Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Dexter
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Dexter Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Dexter census records
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Dexter Civil War Service Records
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