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Family History & Genealogy

The English Family

126 documented English ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

126Documented ancestors
1821Earliest record
8Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of English

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

English ancestors in the record

Deceased English ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Charity English, about 1821 in Linn County, Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Charity English
1821 – 1895
Linn County, Iowa
John English
1869 – 1965
Iowa
Emory English
1871 – 1966
Iowa
Rosezella E English
1875 – 1971
Iowa
Fannie English
1878 – 1971
Iowa
Emma English
1878 – 1970
Iowa
Hannah English
1881 – 1971
Iowa
Andrew English
1885 – 1967
Iowa
Maude English
1887 – 1984
Iowa
Odil English
1887 – 1968
Iowa
John English
1887 – 1963
Iowa
Loretta English
1888 – 1974
Iowa
Catherine English
1888 – 1982
Iowa
Eleanor English
1888 – 1971
Iowa
Thomas English
1889 – 1975
Iowa
Marie English
1890 – 1969
Iowa
Louise English
1890 – 1965
Iowa
Harry English
1891 – 1980
Iowa
Luella English
1891 – 1973
Iowa
Lona English
1891 – 1963
Iowa
Effie S English
1891 – 1992
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Charles English
1894 – 1967
Iowa
Susie English
1894 – 1975
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Peter English
1894 – 1968
Iowa
Lucinda English
1895 – 1975
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Hazelle English
1895 – 1975
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Florence English
1897 – 1980
Iowa
Opal English
1898 – 1979
Iowa
Muriel English
1901 – 1986
Iowa
Wade English
1902 – 1967
Iowa
George English
1902 – 1975
Iowa
Letha English
1902 – 1977
Iowa
Donald K English
1903 – 1990
Iowa
W English
1903 – 1986
Iowa
Anna English
1903 – 1986
Iowa
Margie English
1905 – 1988
Iowa
Clem English
1905 – 1995
Iowa
Orval English
1906 – 1976
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Thomas English
1906 – 1958
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Myrtle English
1908 – 1976
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Pansy English
1908 – 1971
Iowa
Mildred M English
1908 – 1987
Iowa
John English
1909 – 1979
Iowa
Helen J English
1909 – 2003
Iowa
Carter English
1910 – 1984
Iowa
Urma P English
1910 – 1999
Iowa
Ruth M English
1910 – 2004
Iowa
William English
1910 – 1973
Iowa
Roma J English
1911 – 2004
Iowa
John C English
1911 – 1990
Iowa
Irene M English
1911 – 1988
Iowa
John English
1912 – 1984
Iowa
Albert V English
1912 – 1993
Iowa
Emma L English
1912 – 1993
Iowa
Mabel S English
1913 – 1994
Iowa
Helen M English
1913 – 2011
Iowa
Anna E English
1913 – 1989
Iowa
Wallace English
1913 – 1997
Iowa
Genevieve M English
1913 – 1995
Iowa
Leo English
1913 – 1984
Iowa
Leila English
1913 – 1995
Iowa
Arlene K English
1914 – 2008
Iowa
Joe R English
1915 – 1997
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Donald English
1915 – 1980
Iowa
June English
1916 – 1975
Iowa
C W English
1916 – 1993
Iowa
Alfred English
1916 – 1960
Iowa
Edmund English
1916 – 1972
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Eloise English
1917 – 1984
Iowa
Ross V English
1917 – 2006
Iowa
Ruth D English
1917 – 1996
Iowa
Mary L English
1918 – 1996
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Clarence English
1918 – 1966
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Gerald R English
1918 – 2001
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Robert English
1918 – 1983
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J English
1919 – 1973
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Betty English
1919 – 1981
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Catherine N English
1920 – 2011
Iowa
Charles English
1920 – 1976
Iowa
Grace C English
1921 – 2006
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Marie E English
1921 – 2003
Iowa
Raymond P English
1921 – 1982
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Jane B English
1921 – 2004
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Dorothy English
1921 – 1997
Iowa
Margery A English
1922 – 2008
Iowa
Dominic J English
1922 – 2005
Iowa
Lou M English
1922 – 2002
Iowa
Rebecca L English
1922 – 1994
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Robert J English
1923 – 1992
Iowa
Albert J English
1923 – 2003
Iowa
Rosie E English
1924 – 1994
Iowa
Mary C English
1924 – 2012
Iowa
Thomas E English
1924 – 2013
Iowa
Dolores English
1925 – 2005
Iowa
Thomas W English
1926 – 2001
Iowa
Allen J English
1927 – 2002
Iowa
Herbert English
1927 – 1979
Iowa
Stella English
1928 – 2012
Iowa
Shirley M English
1929 – 2002
Iowa
Marvin W English
1929 – 1999
Iowa
Martin H English
1932 – 2004
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Patricia A English
1932 – 2001
Iowa
Dianne W English
1933 – 2002
Iowa
M Kathryn English
1934 – 2012
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Carl A English
1935 – 2004
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William M English
1935 – 2009
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Margaret A English
1935 – 2009
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Leora J English
1936 – 2006
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Arthur M English
1936 – 1999
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Mary C English
1938 – 2009
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Russell L English
1939 – 2000
Iowa
Judith A English
1940 – 2011
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Marilyn K English
1940 – 2005
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Virginia English
1940 – 1980
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Lloyd W English
1942 – 2011
Iowa
Thomas E English
1945 – 1994
Iowa
Douglas A English
1949 – 2002
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Robert E English
1951 – 2011
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Mary English
1954 – 2011
Iowa
Reed English
1955 – 1982
Iowa
William B English
1956 – 2005
Iowa
Diana K English
1957 – 2012
Iowa
Dentario D English
1959 – 1993
Iowa
Tanya E English
1960 – 2002
Iowa
Bradley A English
1961 – 2010
Iowa
Lori A English
1965 – 2008
Iowa
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Find out how your English line connects

If any of these names are yours, we can trace your full English history — both sides, back to the documented wall — as a written book and an interactive family site. No DNA test required.

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Common questions

English genealogy — FAQ

Where does the English surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the English family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1821. Most English lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living English family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my English family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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