Louis Family History
- Louis Name Meaning
- French: from the personal name Louis, derived from a Germanic personal name (the name of the founder of the Frankish dynasty) composed of the elements hlod ‘fame’ + wig ‘war’. This is recorded in Latin chronicles as Ludovicus (see Ludwig), and Chlodovechus, which became Old French Clovis, Clouis, Louis, a name borne by many French kings.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 731,837 Historical Documents with Louis on Ancestry
- 303,209 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 177,416 Census and Voter Lists
- 28,572 Military Records
- 35,389 Immigration Records
- 187,251 Member Trees
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Number of Louis families
 200 - 398  67 - 199 |
 1 - 66  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Louis families
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9 - 16 4 - 8 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Louis census records
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from the New York Passengers List
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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from 1881 UK Census Data
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