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Wilmading Family History

Wilmading Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Wilding, Hilding, Willing, Walding, Widing, Wilwerding, Welding

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Where is the Wilmading family from?

You can see how Wilmading families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wilmading family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Wilmading family living in New York. This was 100% of all the recorded Wilmading's in USA. New York had the highest population of Wilmading families in 1920.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Wilmading surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
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What did your Wilmading ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Wilmading ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 1 census records available for the last name Wilmading. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Wilmading census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 3 immigration records available for the last name Wilmading. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Wilmading. For the veterans among your Wilmading ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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