Setzer Family History
Setzer Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a market inspector or possibly a
tax official, Middle High German setzer, an agent derivative of
Middle High German setzen ‘to set (prices)’.Jewish
(Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Setzer, Yiddish
zetser ‘typesetter’, ‘compositor of typography’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Setzer
Name Distribution of Setzer Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Setzer families
 89 - 176  30 - 88 |
 1 - 29  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Setzer families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Setzer last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Setzer census records
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Setzer Family Origin
Setzer Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Setzer
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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)
Setzer Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Setzer census records
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Setzer Civil War Service Records
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