Elizabeth Family History
- Elizabeth Name Meaning
- Americanized spelling of the Dutch family name Elisabeth, from the female personal name derived from the Biblical name meaning ‘God is my oath’. The name was particularly popular in the Middle Ages, notably after the canonization of Elisabeth, Duchess of Thuringia around 1230.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 2,110,206 Historical Documents with Elizabeth on Ancestry
- 538,287 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 58,338 Census and Voter Lists
- 5,257 Military Records
- 8,388 Immigration Records
- 1,499,936 Member Trees
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Number of Elizabeth families
 15 - 27  6 - 14 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Elizabeth families
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35 - 68 12 - 34 |
1 - 11 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Elizabeth families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Elizabeth census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
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from 1880 Federal Census Data
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from the Civil War Service Records
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