Ge Family History
- Ge Name Meaning
- Chinese : in ancient China there existed a clan called Ge, whose descendants came to use Ge as their surname. Another source of the name is from an area named Ge during the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc) in present-day Henan province. The descendants of the rulers of Ge eventually adopted the place name as their surname. Chinese : from the ancient state of Ge that was granted to a descendant of the model emperor Yu (2205–2198 bc). Later descendants adopted the place name as their surname. French (Gé): variant of Gée.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 117,610 Historical Documents with Ge on Ancestry
- 39,229 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 8,459 Census and Voter Lists
- 62,671 Military Records
- 3,482 Immigration Records
- 3,769 Member Trees
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Number of Ge families
 3 - 3  2 - 2 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Ge census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
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from 1880 Federal Census Data
Ge census records
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