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Emanuel Name Meaning

English German Welsh Jewish (Sephardic and Ashkenazic) and African (mainly Nigeria and Tanzania): from the Hebrew personal name Immanuel ‘God is with us’ found as a personal name in many European languages. In the Old Testament this is an epithet of God in the Book of Isaiah and in medieval Christian literature an alternative name for Christ. In Britain the surname is generally a 17th- and 18th-century coinage among Nonconformists especially in south Wales. Compare Emmanuel .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Manuel, Samuel, Emmanuel, Emanuele, Daniel, Manser, Mangel, Mandel

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Where is the Emanuel family from?

You can see how Emanuel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Emanuel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Emanuel families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 7 Emanuel families living in Georgia. This was about 26% of all the recorded Emanuel's in USA. Georgia had the highest population of Emanuel families in 1840.
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What did your Emanuel ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Emanuel. 17% of Emanuel men worked as a Laborer and 8% of Emanuel women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Emanuel were Clerk and Seamstress. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    17%
  • Farmer
    16%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • Clerk
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Maid
    8%
  • Housewife
    8%
  • Teacher
    8%
  • Seamstress
    6%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 9,000 immigration records available for the last name Emanuel. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 6,000 military records available for the last name Emanuel. For the veterans among your Emanuel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Emanuel lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Emanuel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Emanuel in 1950 was 71, and 78 in 2004.

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