Ley Family History
Ley Name Meaning
English: variant of Lye.French: habitational name
from Ley in Moselle.French and German: from a medieval personal
name, Eloy (Latin Eligius, a derivative of
eligere ‘to choose or elect’), made popular by a 6th-century
saint who came to be venerated as the patron of smiths and
horses.German (Rhineland): topographic name from Middle High
German leie ‘rock’, ‘stone’, ‘slate’, or a habitational name
from any of several places named with this word. Compare Leier.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Ley
Name Distribution of Ley Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ley families
 39 - 76  14 - 38 |
 1 - 13  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ley families
|
271 - 540 91 - 270 |
1 - 90 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Ley families
|
7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Ley census records
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Ley Family Origin
Ley Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Ley families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Ley
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Ley Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Ley census records
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Ley Civil War Service Records
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