Essex Family History
Essex Name Meaning
English: regional name for someone from the county of Essex, which
is named from Old English east ‘east’ + Seaxe
‘Saxons’. In England the surname is now particularly common in
Birmingham.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Essex
Name Distribution of Essex Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Essex families
 25 - 47  9 - 24 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Essex families
|
84 - 166 29 - 83 |
1 - 28 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Essex last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Essex census records
You can see how Essex families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Essex Family Origin
Essex Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Essex families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Essex
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Essex Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Essex census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Essex ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Essex Civil War Service Records
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