Lightner Family History
Lightner Name Meaning
Americanized spelling of German Leitner.Americanized spelling of German Lichtner, a habitational
name from any of various places called Lichten or Lichtenau in
southern Germany and Austria.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Lightner
Name Distribution of Lightner Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lightner families
 124 - 245  42 - 123 |
 1 - 41  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Lightner families
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3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Lightner last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Lightner census records
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Lightner Family Origin
Lightner Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Lightner
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Lightner Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Lightner census records
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Lightner Civil War Service Records
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