Posten Family History
Posten Name Meaning
German: probably a variant of Post 1 or 2; or alternatively
from a (dialect) variant of the personal name Sebastian.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Posten
Name Distribution of Posten Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Posten families
 15 - 27  6 - 14 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Posten families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Posten last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Posten census records
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Posten Family Origin
Posten Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Posten
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Posten Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Posten census records
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Posten Civil War Service Records
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