Abel Family History
Abel Name Meaning
Common European surname: from the personal name Abel,
which is of Biblical origin and was used as a Christian name in many
countries of Europe. In the Book of Genesis Abel is a son of Adam,
murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8). In Christian tradition
he is regarded as representative of suffering innocence. The Hebrew
form of the name is Hevel, from a vocabulary word meaning
‘breath’.German: from the personal name Abel, a pet
form of Albrecht (see Albert).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Abel
Name Distribution of Abel Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Abel families
 189 - 376  64 - 188 |
 1 - 63  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Abel families
|
95 - 188 32 - 94 |
1 - 31 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Abel census records
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Abel Family Origin
Abel Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Abel families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Abel Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Abel families immigrated
to Australia.
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Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Abel Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Abel census records
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Military Service by Abel
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