The memory Surname

memory Name Meaning and History

Altered form of English Mowbray, altered by folk etymology to resemble the English vocabulary word memory.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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memory Family Facts

Distribution of memory Families in the US in 1920

Number of memory families

7-12

3-6

1-2

Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 14 - Messages: 39

Thread	Author	Replies
"In Memory Of . . ." anyone know the Graveyard story?	Jill Ernst	0
Blanche Memory	bob	4
Memorys from Staverton Devon	Stephen Memory	0
Memory surname origin and history in France and England	Joanne Lewis	1
Surname Memory/ Memery/ Memeri/ Memary in France and Algiers	Joanne Lewis	0
Memory surname in London/Middlesex area	earthchild71	0
Trying to find the other Sharon	Sharon Eileen Memory	7
Need info on desc. of Isaac and Anna Memory (fr. Abatillery, S. Wales, 1872)	Jill Ernst	2
Rachel Memory Howell b. 1845-1860 in NC	Jennifer mooney	0
Robert Memory Family Info	C.W. Lauro	9

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