Schlegel Family History
Schlegel Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German slegel ‘hammer’, ‘tool for
striking’ (Old High German slegil, a derivative of
slahan ‘to strike’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a
smith or mason, or a nickname for a forceful person.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Schlegel
Name Distribution of Schlegel Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schlegel families
 151 - 300  51 - 150 |
 1 - 50  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schlegel families
|
6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Schlegel families
|
3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Schlegel census records
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Schlegel Family Origin
Schlegel Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Schlegel
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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)
Schlegel Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Schlegel census records
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Schlegel Civil War Service Records
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