Settlers and surnames: An atlas illustrating the origins of settlers in 19th century America

Ellis Eff ()

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Abstract: An atlas of settlement patterns in 19th century America is produced based on microdata from the 1880 census of the United States and the 1881 census of the United Kingdom. The first part of the atlas shows migration from state or country of parental origin to county of residence, for persons born prior to 1840; the resulting maps illustrate population movements between approximately 1820 and 1880. The second part of the atlas examines the surnames of the 16 longest-settled eastern states, for males born prior to 1840 and living in the same state in which their fathers were born. Assigning these surnames to foreign countries and the historic counties of England and Scotland, the resulting maps show the probable origins, by counties, of these eastern states.

Keywords: surnames; North American Population Project; settling of America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 N31 O15 R23 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-04-15
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