Ledesma Family History
Ledesma Name Meaning
Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Ledesma,
in the provinces of Logroño, Salamanca, and Soria. The place name
is ancient and probably derives from a superlative form of a Celtic
adjective meaning ‘broad’, ‘wide’.
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Name Distribution of Ledesma Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ledesma families
 17 - 32  6 - 16 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ledesma families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Ledesma census records
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Ledesma Family Origin
Ledesma Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Ledesma
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Ledesma Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Ledesma census records
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