Ernst Family History
Ernst Name Meaning
German and Dutch: from the personal name Ernst, which is
most probably a byname from Middle High German and Middle Dutch
ern(e)st ‘combat’, ‘serious business’. However, see
Ernest.Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or ornamental from
German ernst ‘earnest’, ‘serious’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Ernst
Name Distribution of Ernst Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ernst families
 226 - 449  76 - 225 |
 1 - 75  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ernst families
|
10 - 18 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Ernst families
|
4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Ernst census records
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Ernst Family Origin
Ernst Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Ernst
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Ernst Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Ernst census records
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Ernst Civil War Service Records
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