Oyer Family History
Oyer Name Meaning
French: from the Old French agent derivative of oie ‘goose’,
denoting someone who sold geese or roast meat.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Oyer
Name Distribution of Oyer Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Oyer families
 8 - 13  3 - 7 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Oyer census records
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Oyer Family Origin
Oyer Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Oyer Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Oyer census records
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Military Service by Oyer
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