Zion Family History
Zion Name Meaning
Jewish: ornamental name from Hebrew tsion ‘(Mount) Zion’,
the hill in Jerusalem on which the city of David was built, or from
the male personal name derived from the name of the mount.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Zion Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Zion families
 13 - 24  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Zion families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Zion last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Zion census records
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Zion Family Origin
Zion Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Zion
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Zion Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Zion census records
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Zion Civil War Service Records
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