Laidlaw Family History
Laidlaw Name Meaning
Scottish: Border surname found mainly around Selkirk and the vales
of Ettrick and Yarrow. Family tradition has it that the name comes
from Ludlow in Shropshire, England, but this is doubtful.
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Name Distribution of Laidlaw Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Laidlaw families
 34 - 66  12 - 33 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Laidlaw families
|
78 - 153 27 - 77 |
1 - 26 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Laidlaw families
|
258 - 513 87 - 257 |
1 - 86 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Laidlaw Family Origin
Laidlaw Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Laidlaw
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Laidlaw Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Laidlaw census records
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Laidlaw Civil War Service Records
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