Skye Family History
Skye Name Meaning
English: unexplained.Perhaps a respelling of the Orcadian
name Skae, Skea, from the lands of Skea in Deerness.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Skye
Name Distribution of Skye Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Skye families
 9 - 16  4 - 8 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Skye families
|
4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Skye families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Skye census records
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Skye Family Origin
Skye Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Skye families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Skye
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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)
Skye Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Skye census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Skye ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Skye Civil War Service Records
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| McLennan of Raasay |  | emeen63 | 0 |
| Skye family in 1881 census, Somerset, ENG | | storknurse | 0 |
| Skye family in 1881 census, Surrey, ENG | | storknurse | 0 |
| Thomas Skye in 1881 census, Wales | | storknurse | 0 |
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