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• Rachel Origin and Immigration
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• Name History and Origin for Rachel
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• Rachel Surname Distribution
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  • Distribution of Rachel Families in the US in 1840
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  • Distribution of Rachel Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Rachel Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Rachel Total Records: 1  Origin of Rachel, Meaning of Rachel Origin: brill - as many Brills that I have mrt know too - years ago in Rusia a wise Rabbi gethered all his wide family one day - he said that troubels to the jewish people are coming and EVERYBODY in that room, that day should change his last name to BRILL - B - for the hebrew word BNEI -sons of R - for Rabi/ I- for Ihuda - his name/ L - Laib -= his second name - so when ever you or your genaretions to come will meet a Brill - you all know where you all came from - and that is the meaning to the BRILL family name as we know and bielive in/ I have been traveling alot in my life and met Brills that are not family and they knew yhe meaning too. Surnames: rachel Submitted by: brill 11/8/2009 1:59 PM Page 1 of 1

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