The Amer Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Amer family.

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The Amer Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Amer
1841 Census19
1851 Census78
1861 Census161
1871 Census238
1881 Census286
1891 Census380
1901 Census341

Most Frequent Forenames for the Amer Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Amer 1 7 11 16 15 24 17
William Amer 3 4 7 14 12 26 14
John Amer 0 4 10 11 9 16 13
Elizabeth Amer 1 8 8 9 11 15 10
George Amer 1 5 5 8 12 15 13
Thomas Amer 1 5 8 7 9 13 8
Charles Amer 0 1 6 10 7 7 14
James Amer 0 2 5 5 8 14 5
Sarah Amer 0 5 5 6 10 7 6
Henry Amer 1 0 7 5 7 12 7
Eliza Amer 1 1 3 10 9 7 4
Jane Amer 2 2 5 7 8 9 2
Emma Amer 1 3 4 6 6 9 6
Alice Amer 0 0 3 5 9 8 8
Joseph Amer 0 0 2 3 8 7 11
Ellen Amer 0 2 0 3 9 6 5
Richard Amer 1 1 2 5 5 5 5
Frederick Amer 0 1 2 4 4 6 4
Agnes Amer 0 0 0 3 6 8 4
Margaret Amer 1 2 1 5 2 3 6

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Amer family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Amer

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