Seyer Family History
Seyer Name Meaning
North German: occupational name for a farm laborer, from an
agent derivative of Middle Low German seien ‘to sow’.Dutch: variant of de Sayer ‘the serge weaver’ or ‘the
sower’ (see Sayer 8 and 9).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Seyer
Name Distribution of Seyer Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Seyer families
 9 - 16  4 - 8 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Seyer families
|
19 - 35 7 - 18 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Seyer last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Seyer census records
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Seyer Family Origin
Seyer Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Seyer families immigrated
to the United States.
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Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Seyer
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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
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Seyer Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Seyer census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Seyer ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Seyer Civil War Service Records
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