Fahnestock Family History
Fahnestock Name Meaning
German: apparently from Fahnestock, literally ‘flag pole’,
but according to family history an altered form of Fahrenstuck
(Fahrenstück), which is a topographic name either from
Middle Low German vor(n) ‘swamp’, ‘bog’, or from the fused
preposition and definite article vorn ‘before the’, ‘in front
of the’ + Middle High German stück ‘piece (of land)’,
‘field’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
33,260
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Fahnestock
Name Distribution of Fahnestock Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Fahnestock families
 43 - 83  15 - 42 |
 1 - 14  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Fahnestock last name |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Fahnestock last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Fahnestock census records
You can see how Fahnestock 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.
View all Fahnestock census records
>
Fahnestock Family Origin
Fahnestock Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Fahnestock immigration records
You can find out when most of the Fahnestock 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.
View all Fahnestock immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Fahnestock
Click on a circle in the chart to view Fahnestock birth and death records
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.
View all Fahnestock ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Fahnestock Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Fahnestock census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Fahnestock ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Fahnestock census records >
Fahnestock Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Fahnestock
41 Threads, 94
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Fahnestock.
Threads: 41 - Messages: 94
Start a FREE Fahnestock family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×