Salk Family History
Salk Name Meaning
Respelling of Zalk, a Jewish name
from Lithuania, of uncertain origin; most likely a pet form of the
Yiddish personal name Zalkind (see Salkin).Shortened form of some Ashkenazic surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Salk
Name Distribution of Salk Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Salk families
 10 - 17  4 - 9 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Salk families
|
12 - 22 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Salk last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Salk census records
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Salk Family Origin
Salk Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Salk families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Salk
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Salk Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Salk census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Salk ancestors, such as occupation.
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Salk Civil War Service Records
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| Johan SAlk |  | MarionKerr86 | 0 |
| John Salk | | tszatkowski | 0 |
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