Schilder Family History
Schilder Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a shield maker or painter, from
Middle High German schilt ‘shield’ + the agent suffix
-er. Compare Schild.Dutch (de
Schilder): occupational name for a painter of shields, a
decorative painter, or a gilder, Middle Dutch schildere.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Schilder Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schilder families
 8 - 13  3 - 7 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schilder families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Schilder last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Schilder census records
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Schilder Family Origin
Schilder Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Schilder
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Schilder Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Schilder census records
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Schilder Civil War Service Records
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