Essex Family History
Essex Name Meaning
English: regional name for someone from the county of Essex, which
is named from Old English east ‘east’ + Seaxe
‘Saxons’. In England the surname is now particularly common in
Birmingham.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Essex
Name Distribution of Essex Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Essex families
 84 - 166  29 - 83 |
 1 - 28  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Essex last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Essex census records
You can see how Essex families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Essex Family Origin
Essex Emigration Information (US)
Click on a circle in the chart to view Essex emigration records
You can find out when most of the Essex families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to emigration records dating from that era.
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 New York Passenger Lists
Essex Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Essex families immigrated
to Australia.
You can focus your search to emigration records dating from that era.
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
Essex Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Essex census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Essex ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Essex
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