Genn Family History
Genn Name Meaning
English (Cornish): from a short form of the female personal
name Jennifer, from Welsh Gwenhwyfar (see
Gaynor). Until the 19th century Jennifer was a
characteristically Cornish name.German: of uncertain
origin; possibly from a Celtic root or from a short form of
Heinrich (see Henry) or Johannes (see
John).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Genn Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Genn families
 14 - 25  5 - 13 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Genn families
|
30 - 57 11 - 29 |
1 - 10 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Genn families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Genn Family Origin
Genn Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Genn
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Genn Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Genn census records
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