Vlach Family History
Vlach Name Meaning
from Vlach ‘Italian’, ‘Romanian’, or
‘Wallachian’. This vocabulary word originally meant ‘foreigner’; it
is cognate with German welsch meaning ‘Latin’ or
‘Romance-speaking’, and ultimately with Old English wælisc
‘foreign’ and modern English Welsh. At the time when surnames
were formed, the Czech word was applied chiefly to Italians, but also
to Romanians.from a pet form of any of various personal names
beginning with Vla-, for example Vlastislav or
Vladislav.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Vlach
Name Distribution of Vlach Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Vlach families
 18 - 33  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Vlach families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Vlach last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Vlach census records
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Vlach Family Origin
Vlach Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Vlach families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Vlach
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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)
Vlach Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Vlach census records
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Military Service by Vlach
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