Gideon Family History
Gideon Name Meaning
Jewish: from the Biblical name meaning ‘one who cuts down’ in
Hebrew. It was borne by an Israelite leader appointed to deliver his
people from the Midianites (Judges 6:14).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Gideon Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Gideon families
 5 - 8  2 - 4 |
 1  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Gideon Family Origin
Gideon Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Gideon Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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Military Service by Gideon
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