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Sleum Family History

Sleum Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Sveum, Allum, Lum, Plum, Klemm, Salem, Seim, Sem, Swem, Saum

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Where is the Sleum family from?

You can see how Sleum families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sleum family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Sleum family living in Rhode Island. This was 100% of all the recorded Sleum's in USA. Rhode Island had the highest population of Sleum families in 1920.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Sleum surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What did your Sleum ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Sleum ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 9 census records available for the last name Sleum. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sleum census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1 immigration records available for the last name Sleum. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1 military records available for the last name Sleum. For the veterans among your Sleum ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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