Researching George Comer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 772 people with the Comer surname? In that year Comer was ranked number 2809 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Comer on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Comer and the Comer Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1519 people with the Comer surname in the UK? Comer is now ranked number 2673 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called George Comer
George Comer
Captain George Comer (April 1858 – 1937) was considered the most famous American whaling captain of Hudson Bay, and the world's foremost authority on Hudson Bay Inuit in the early 20th century.
Comer was a polar explorer, whaler/sealer, ethnologist, cartographer, author, and photographer. He made 14 Arctic and three Antarctic voyages in his lifetime. These expeditions (ca. 1875–1919) commonly began in New London, Connecticut or New Bedford, Massachusetts. Comer's circle of friends and colleagues included other notable explorers of the time, such as Robert Peary and Capt. Frederick Cook, and his mentor, Franz Boas, the "Father of American Anthropology".
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