President Family History
President Name Meaning
Origin unidentified. Evidently from the English word
president or a cognate in another language, but the
circumstances under which this became a surname are unknown.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of President Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of President families
 7 - 12  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of President families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the President last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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President Family Origin
President Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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President Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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