Schlesinger Family History
Schlesinger Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): regional name for someone from
Silesia, German Schlesien, Schlesing ‘Silesia’ (Polish
Slask). The area was named for the Silingae, a
Germanic people who occupied the region before being displaced by
Slavs in the 8th century ad. It has been governed at
different times by Prussia and by Poland. Since 1945 it has been part
of Poland. Other places named with the same element include
Schleusingen in Saxony, Schlenzig in Pomerania, and Schlenz in Silesia
itself, and it is possible that in some instances the surname derives
from one of these.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Schlesinger
Name Distribution of Schlesinger Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schlesinger families
 121 - 240  41 - 120 |
 1 - 40  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schlesinger families
|
29 - 55 10 - 28 |
1 - 9 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Schlesinger census records
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Schlesinger Family Origin
Schlesinger Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Schlesinger
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Schlesinger Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Schlesinger census records
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Schlesinger Civil War Service Records
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