Yancey Family History
Yancey Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Jansen (final -n is silent
in some dialects of Dutch).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Yancey
Name Distribution of Yancey Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Yancey families
 68 - 133  23 - 67 |
 1 - 22  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Yancey families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Yancey last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Yancey census records
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Yancey Family Origin
Yancey Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Yancey
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Yancey Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Yancey census records
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Yancey Civil War Service Records
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