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The ephraim Surname

ephraim Name Meaning and History

Mainly Jewish: from the Biblical name, which is probably from a Hebrew word meaning ‘fruitful’. In Genesis 41:52, Ephraim is one of the sons of Joseph and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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ephraim Family Facts

Distribution of ephraim Families in the US in 1920
Number of ephraim families
 7-11
 3-6		 1-2
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.co.uk from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 23 - Messages: 32
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EPHRIAM, EPHRAIM, EPHREM FAMILIES PAMELA EPHRIAM JOHNSON 9
Simon Ephraim dies in 1746 BasketLady420 0
Judith Ephraim dies in 1758 BasketLady420 0
Isaac Ephraim dies in 1754 BasketLady420 0
Hannah Ephraim, bp. 1739 BasketLady420 0
Susannah Ephraim, bp. 1758 BasketLady420 0
Martha Ephraim, bp. 1729 BasketLady420 0
Bethia Ephraim, bp. 1737 BasketLady420 0
Ephraim, Ephriam Ted/Steve Stanton 0
bernard ephraim brett 0
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