Hempstead Family History
Hempstead Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places so called,
most of which were originally named with Old English
hamstede or h?mstede ‘homestead’. One Hempstead
in Norfolk derives its name from Old English hænep ‘hemp’ +
stede ‘place’, while Hempsted in Gloucestershire was originally
‘high homestead’ (Old English heah + hamstede).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Hempstead
Name Distribution of Hempstead Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Hempstead families
 37 - 71  13 - 36 |
 1 - 12  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hempstead families
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43 - 83 15 - 42 |
1 - 14 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Hempstead families
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8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Hempstead census records
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Hempstead Family Origin
Hempstead Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Hempstead
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Hempstead Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Hempstead census records
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Hempstead Civil War Service Records
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