Nest Family History
Nest Name Meaning
Welsh: from the medieval female personal name Nest, possibly a diminutive form of Agnes.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Nest
Name Distribution of Nest Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Nest families
 18 - 33  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Nest families
|
14 - 25 5 - 13 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Nest last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Nest census records
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Nest Family Origin
Nest Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Nest families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Nest
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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)
Nest Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Nest census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Nest ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Nest Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Nest
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Nest.
Threads: 2 - Messages: 4
| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph & Sarah Nest of New London, Ct. in 1687 |  | BasketLady420 | 0 |
| William Nest, b. ENG c. 1840 | | 2 |
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