Surname:Ziegler

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According to one source, the surname originated in Germany and is an occupational surname referring to a "tiler, a manufacturer of or dealer in tile and tile kilns."JAMZ:pg3 As a consequence of the surname's occupational origin, there are numerous unrelated Ziegler families.JAMZ:pg4 The first US Census, in 1790, enumerated 294 Zieglers, 55 of whom were heads of household.JAMZ:pg4 Rupps Thirty Thousand names contains many Zieglers arriving at many times, whose relationship to one antoher is unknown.JAMZ:pg5

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