Fern Family History
Fern Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived in a place where
there was an abundance of ferns, from Old English fearn ‘fern’
(sometimes used as a collective noun).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Fern
Name Distribution of Fern Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Fern families
 25 - 48  9 - 24 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Fern families
|
100 - 197 34 - 99 |
1 - 33 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Fern families
|
25 - 48 9 - 24 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Fern census records
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Fern Family Origin
Fern Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Fern
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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
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Fern Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Fern census records
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Fern Civil War Service Records
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