Widman Family History
Widman Name Meaning
Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements Wid-,
an uncertain element, possibly Old Swedish viþr ‘wood’,
‘forest’ or from a place name formed with Old Swedish vid
‘wide’ + man ‘man’.Altered spelling of German
Widmann.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Widman
Name Distribution of Widman Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Widman families
 27 - 52  10 - 26 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Widman families
|
15 - 28 6 - 14 |
1 - 5 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Widman last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Widman census records
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Widman Family Origin
Widman Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Widman
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Widman Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Widman census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Widman ancestors, such as occupation.
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Widman Civil War Service Records
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