Zell Family History
Zell Name Meaning
German: habitational name from any of the numerous places named
Zell. Compare Zelle.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Zell
Name Distribution of Zell Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Zell families
 69 - 136  24 - 68 |
 1 - 23  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Zell families
|
6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Zell last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Zell census records
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Zell Family Origin
Zell Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Zell families immigrated
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Zell
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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)
Zell Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Zell census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Zell ancestors, such as occupation.
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Zell Civil War Service Records
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