Rife Family History
Rife Name Meaning
Americanized spelling of German Reiff. UK 0.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Rife Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rife families
 84 - 165  29 - 83 |
 1 - 28  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Rife families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Rife last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Rife census records
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Rife Family Origin
Rife Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Rife
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Rife Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Rife census records
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Rife Civil War Service Records
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