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Family History & Genealogy

The Friend Family

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

80Documented ancestors
1805Earliest record
8Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Friend

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

Friend ancestors in the record

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

This line reaches back to Olive Friend, about 1805 in Kentucky. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Olive Friend
b. 1805
Kentucky
m. Robert Cunningham
Tida Friend
1875 – 1968
Iowa
Carrie Friend
1882 – 1971
Iowa
Stella Friend
1883 – 1972
Iowa
Mattie Friend
1884 – 1970
Iowa
Hardy Friend
1884 – 1967
Iowa
Dessa Friend
1885 – 1974
Iowa
Mae Friend
1885 – 1970
Iowa
Dana Friend
1887 – 1974
Iowa
Grace Friend
1887 – 1972
Iowa
John Friend
1890 – 1971
Iowa
R Friend
1892 – 1970
Iowa
Rolla Friend
1894 – 1978
Iowa
Gesina Friend
1894 – 1974
Iowa
B Friend
1895 – 1973
Iowa
Marian K Friend
1896 – 1989
Iowa
Catharine Friend
1896 – 1978
Iowa
Elmer Friend
1898 – 1981
Iowa
Victor Friend
1900 – 1984
Iowa
William L Friend
1900 – 1992
Iowa
Marie Friend
1903 – 1982
Iowa
Gerald Friend
1904 – 1981
Iowa
William Friend
1904 – 1975
Iowa
Lois Friend
1905 – 1973
Iowa
Leo Friend
1905 – 2000
Iowa
Ethel M Friend
1907 – 1994
Iowa
Pearl C Friend
1907 – 2009
Iowa
Alberta Friend
1908 – 1991
Iowa
Homer Friend
1908 – 1974
Iowa
Icsal J Friend
1908 – 2000
Iowa
Hattie S Friend
1908 – 1989
Iowa
William B Friend
1908 – 1997
Iowa
M Friend
1909 – 1973
Iowa
Weltha L Friend
1909 – 1992
Iowa
Bonnie B Friend
1909 – 1992
Iowa
Byron Friend
1909 – 1968
Iowa
Ivan L Friend
1911 – 1994
Iowa
Walter H Friend
1911 – 1998
Iowa
Susan Friend
1911 – 2009
Iowa
Luella W Friend
1912 – 1999
Iowa
Irvin Friend
1912 – 1985
Iowa
Homer Friend
1913 – 1983
Iowa
E Friend
1913 – 1989
Iowa
Alice I Friend
1913 – 1997
Iowa
Albert Friend
1914 – 1986
Iowa
Clarissa M Friend
1914 – 2002
Iowa
James Friend
1915 – 1981
Iowa
Martha M Friend
1916 – 2010
Iowa
Howard W Friend
1917 – 1996
Iowa
Richard Friend
1917 – 1973
Iowa
Lavernus V Friend
1917 – 2003
Iowa
Everett Friend
1919 – 1985
Iowa
Max Friend
1920 – 1976
Iowa
Frances C Friend
1920 – 1995
Iowa
Wanda I Friend
1921 – 2008
Iowa
Dewey Friend
1921 – 1979
Iowa
Lester O Friend
1921 – 1998
Iowa
Josephine D Friend
1921 – 2000
Iowa
Marvin Friend
1923 – 1982
Iowa
Mary E Friend
1924 – 2003
Iowa
Willis F Friend
1924 – 2007
Iowa
Jeanette D Friend
1925 – 2009
Iowa
James Friend
1928 – 2005
Iowa
James Friend
1928 – 1974
Iowa
Rosemary Friend
1928 – 2002
Iowa
Bert E Friend
1928 – 2002
Iowa
Betty G Friend
1928 – 1995
Iowa
James Friend
1929 – 1980
Iowa
Pauline C Friend
1929 – 2010
Iowa
Shirley A Friend
1930 – 2002
Iowa
Raymond W Friend
1931 – 2012
Iowa
Erma L Friend
1932 – 2007
Iowa
Albert W Friend
1935 – 1998
Iowa
Mary Friend
1937 – 1974
Iowa
Gerald O Friend
1938 – 2007
Iowa
Victor J Friend
1939 – 1989
Iowa
D D Friend
1942 – 1991
Iowa
Terry E Friend
1943 – 2004
Iowa
James L Friend
1951 – 2004
Iowa
C J Friend
1953 – 1991
Iowa
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Common questions

Friend genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Friend 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 Friend family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1805. Most Friend lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Friend family members listed here?

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

Is this my Friend 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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