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Help[Surname] Re: JEWISH ???????
in reply to a message by MAYER
Mayer can have a number of different origins so there are many possibilities. The two most likely in this case are the English name Mayer whose origin you'll find at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/mayer-name-meaning.ashx and a variant of the Scottish name Mair which you'll find at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/mair-name-meaning.ashx
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Mayer was a common Jewish name in the Alsace and Rhineland regions. It's origin is the Hebrew Meir, meaning light.
The name is also sometimes spelled Meyer.
Have you tried looking in the Scottish Censuses (1841-1901)on ancestry.com?
The name is also sometimes spelled Meyer.
Have you tried looking in the Scottish Censuses (1841-1901)on ancestry.com?
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