Leif Family History
Leif Name Meaning
Scandinavian: from the Old Norse personal name
Leifr.Variant spelling of English Leaf or
variant Americanization of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv
(see Leaf 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Leif
Name Distribution of Leif Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Leif families
 5 - 8  2 - 4 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Leif families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Leif last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Leif census records
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Leif Family Origin
Leif Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Leif
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Leif Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Leif census records
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Leif Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Leif
5 Threads, 8
Messages
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Leif.
Threads: 5 - Messages: 8
| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEIF Michael W - Vietnam Wall section 15W |  | t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX | 0 |
| Obit. Rae Leif | | KAYROM | 0 |
| Leif's in Nebraska | | 2 | |
| Leif, William | | 1 | |
| Leif in Minnesota | | carolynbauer61 | 0 |
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