Melchior Family History
Melchior Name Meaning
German, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and French: from the
personal name Melchior (a derivative of Hebrew melech
‘king’ + or ‘light’, ‘splendor’). This was in use as a slightly
unusual personal name throughout the Middle Ages, having been ascribed
in popular Christian tradition to one of the Magi. The surname is also
borne by Ashkenazic Jews, in which case it is an adoption of the
German surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Melchior
Name Distribution of Melchior Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Melchior families
 10 - 17  4 - 9 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Melchior families
|
9 - 16 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Melchior census records
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Melchior Family Origin
Melchior Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Melchior
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Melchior Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Melchior census records
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Melchior Civil War Service Records
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