The Oaff Family History

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The Oaff Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Oaff
1841 Census 15
1851 Census 9
1861 Census 15
1871 Census 14
1891 Census 25

Most Frequent Forenames for the Oaff Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ELIZABETH Oaff 2 2 3 1 1
WILLIAM Oaff 1 1 2 2 1
JOHN Oaff 1 1 2 1 0
ADA Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
ALICE Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
BESSIE R Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
DANIEL Oaff 1 0 0 1 1
DOROTHY Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZA Oaff 1 0 0 0 1
EVA Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
FLORENCE Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
FRANCES Oaff 0 0 0 1 1
HARRIETT Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
HORACE Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
JAMES Oaff 1 0 2 0 2
MABEL Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
MARIA Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
MARTHA Oaff 0 0 0 0 1
REBECCA Oaff 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Oaff

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