Erie Family History
Erie Name Meaning
Origin uncertain. It may be derived from the place name
Erie, the name of one of the Great Lakes and various counties
and townships on its southern shores. The etymology is from the name
of an American Indian people who lived there before the arrival of
Europeans, and indeed the surname may denote a member of this people.
Their name is said to mean ‘cat’ or ‘cat people’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Erie Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Erie families
 14 - 25  5 - 13 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Erie families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Erie last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Erie census records
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Erie Family Origin
Erie Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Erie
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Erie Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Erie census records
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Erie Civil War Service Records
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