Researching Thomas Say
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 727 people with the Say surname? In that year Say was ranked number 2853 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Say on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Say and the Say Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 658 people with the Say surname in the UK? Say is now ranked number 3419 for popularity in the UK. |
Say Family History Databases
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Say Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Say surname in the USA? Say is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Thomas Say
Thomas Say
Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American entomologist, conchologist, and herpetologist. His definitive studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Georgia, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and elsewhere made him an internationally known naturalist. Say has been called the father of American descriptive entomology and American conchology. He served as librarian for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, curator at the American Philosophical Society (elected in 1817), and professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania.
Source: Thomas Say, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Say
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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