The Dacosta Family History

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The Dacosta Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Dacosta
1841 Census 33
1851 Census 57
1861 Census 113
1871 Census 58
1891 Census 131

Most Frequent Forenames for the Dacosta Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ISAAC Dacosta 2 3 6 1 4
WILLIAM Dacosta 2 1 2 4 5
SARAH Dacosta 1 2 2 3 5
ELIZABETH Dacosta 2 2 2 2 4
JOSEPH Dacosta 1 1 3 1 1
MOSES Dacosta 1 2 1 2 0
AARON Dacosta 1 0 0 2 1
ABRAHAM Dacosta 0 1 2 2 1
AGNES Dacosta 0 0 0 1 1
ALFRED Dacosta 0 0 1 0 2
ALICE Dacosta 0 0 1 0 1
ALICE MARIA Dacosta 0 0 0 0 1
ANN Dacosta 3 2 0 0 2
ANNIE Dacosta 0 0 0 0 1
ARMER Dacosta 0 0 0 0 1
ARTHUR Dacosta 0 0 0 1 1
BAVON Dacosta 0 0 0 0 1
BENJAMIN Dacosta 1 2 3 0 1
BETTY M Dacosta 0 0 0 0 1
CATHERINE Dacosta 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Dacosta

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Dacosta (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

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


 


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