Haugen Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Haugen Family

2,770 Haugen records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in 11 of the 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

2,770Records in our database

1849Earliest birth

2Documented families

2Biographies

See the Haugen family trees →491 Haugen families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

2,770 Haugen records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Minnesota (1,034 of 2,770)
Most common birth decade: the 1900s
Earliest birth in the database: Nils P. Haugen, born 1849, Wisconsin

Most common first names

John53 Arthur33 Carl32 Harold32 Ole28 Anna27 Olaf27 Clarence26 Oscar26 Alfred25 Robert25 Emma23

Documented families

Haugen families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Haugen family of Winneshiek CountyIowaStarts: Peter L. Haugen and Anna (Sattermoe) Haugen (b. 1816)Most recent: O. A. P. Haugen (b. 1867)

Family records from county histories (1)

Mary O. HaugenWinneshiek County, IowaStarts: Ole Haugen & Mary Haugen, from NorwayMost recent: Melvine Bringsjord, Ole Bringsjord, Helen Bringsjord

The earliest Haugens in the county histories

Amund N. HaugenBorn 1846Otter Tail County, Minnesota O. G. HaugenBorn 1847Winneshiek County, Iowa Nels O. HaugenBorn 1855Child of Ole Haugen and Mary (Peterson) HaugenWinneshiek County, Iowa Knute HaugenBorn 1874Child of Thore Haugen and Ingeborg HaugenGrant County, Minnesota Hans A. HaugenBorn 1874Watonwan County, Minnesota

Family trees from the public record

491 Haugen families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

9 Haugen death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

7 Haugen people in 4 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

Nels O. HaugenBorn 1855 · Winneshiek County, Iowa Knut E. HaugenBorn 1864 · Winneshiek County, Iowa

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Common questions

Haugen genealogy: FAQ

Where were Haugen ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 2,770 Haugen records from 11 of the 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Minnesota (1,034), then Wisconsin (620) and North Dakota (430).

How far back does the Haugen family tree go?

The earliest Haugen birth in our database is 1849: Nils P. Haugen, Wisconsin. We have pieced together 491 Haugen family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Haugen family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Haugen family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.