Koester Family History
Koester Name Meaning
Low German form of
Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster).variant of
Koster.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Koester Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Koester families
 66 - 129  23 - 65 |
 1 - 22  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Koester families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Koester last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Koester census records
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Koester Family Origin
Koester Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Koester
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Koester Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Koester Civil War Service Records
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