Meister Family History
Meister Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for someone who was
master of his craft, from Middle High German meister ‘master’
(from Latin magister). The surname Meister is
established throughout central Europe; in Poland it is also spelled
Majster. As an Ashkenazic Jewish surname it denoted a rabbi as
a leading figure in a Jewish community.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Meister Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Meister families
 75 - 147  26 - 74 |
 1 - 25  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Meister families
|
12 - 22 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Meister families
|
4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Meister census records
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Meister Family Origin
Meister Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Meister
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Meister Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Meister census records
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Meister Civil War Service Records
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