Railsback Family History
Railsback Name Meaning
Altered spelling of German Railsbach, a habitational name of uncertain origin, probably a reduced form of Raigelsbach, from Middle High German reigel ‘heron’ + bach ‘stream’, ‘creek’; or an altered spelling of Reulbach, a habitational name from a place so named in the Rhön Mountains in Hesse.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Railsback Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Railsback families
 18 - 33  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Railsback Family Origin
Railsback Immigration Information
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Railsback Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Railsback census records
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