Roots Family History
Roots Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Root 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Roots Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Roots families
 11 - 20  4 - 10 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Roots families
|
183 - 363 62 - 182 |
1 - 61 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Roots last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Roots census records
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Roots Family Origin
Roots Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Roots families immigrated
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Roots
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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
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Roots Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Roots census records
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Roots Civil War Service Records
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