Jaeger Family History
Jaeger Name Meaning
German (mostly Jäger) and Jewish (Ashkenazic):
occupational name for a hunter, Middle High German jeger(e),
Middle Low German jeger(e) (agent derivatives of jagen
‘to hunt’); as a Jewish surname, it is mainly ornamental, derived from
German Jäger. The surname is also established in Scandinavia
(Swedish Jäger; Danish and Norwegian Jæger) and
has been Latinized as Venator.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Jaeger Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Jaeger families
 161 - 320  54 - 160 |
 1 - 53  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Jaeger families
|
10 - 17 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Jaeger last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Jaeger Family Origin
Jaeger Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Jaeger
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Jaeger Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Jaeger Civil War Service Records
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