Gelb Family History
Gelb Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a man with red hair (see
Gell).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Gelb Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Gelb families
 45 - 88  16 - 44 |
 1 - 15  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Gelb families
|
5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Gelb last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Gelb census records
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Gelb Family Origin
Gelb Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Gelb
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Gelb Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Gelb census records
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Gelb Civil War Service Records
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