Hershey Family History

Hershey Name Meaning

Jewish (American): Americanized form of various like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish names, see for example Hershkowitz.English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Hercé or Hercy in Mayenne, France.

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

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Name Distribution of Hershey Families

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England & Wales

Scotland

Number of Hershey families

5 - 7

2 - 4

from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Hershey Family Origin

Ireland (4)

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Hershey Emigration Information (US)

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Hershey Family Occupations

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Military Service by Hershey

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Reuben N. Hershey and Beulah V. Hershey, buried in Florida.	dbtruble	1
Need info on Andrew, Bentz or Henry Hershey, Hirschi	J_Lileck	17
Original Hershey settlers 1709 and 1719	rjk99661	8
1873 Obit of Andrew Hershey of Lancaster county, Pa.	midge1249	0
York-Adams County Hersheys		12
Wow I related to the Hershey's, think I'll some coco	andrew ward	1
Envelope sent to Mrs. Harry E. HERSHEY of Newton, Kansas by Harry E. HERSHEY during World War I	JimMiller599	0
HERSHEY Charles T - Vietnam Wall section 39W - our honor and thanks to those who put their lives on the line for us	t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX	0
Henry Hershey	NLH43	2
Hershey .Betty J. Smith Jeska, age 83, of Erie,pa,daughter of the late John and Amelia Hershey Smith.	KENNELLYMARKA	0

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