Opal Family History
Opal Name Meaning
from opal ‘combustible material’, a
derivative of opic ‘to burn or singe’ or ‘to get sunburnt’,
hence a nickname for a sunburnt individual.nickname from
opal ‘opal’ (the jewel).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Opal
Name Distribution of Opal Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Opal families
 7 - 11  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Opal last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Opal census records
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Opal Family Origin
Opal Emigration Information (US)
Click on a circle in the chart to view Opal emigration records
You can find out when most of the Opal 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
Opal Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Opal census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Opal ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Opal
Message Board about Opal
4 Threads, 5
Messages
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Opal.
Threads: 4 - Messages: 5
| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Opal of Washtenaw Co. Michigan circa 1967 |  | RJGaboury1 | 1 |
| John Opal & Florence Merritt | | cjrenzop | 0 |
| Opal's | | 0 | |
| Opal Families from Texas & Alabama mid to late 1800's | | snason7566 | 0 |
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