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Family History & Genealogy

The Lord Family

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

145Documented ancestors
1872Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Lord

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

Lord ancestors in the record

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

This line reaches back to Ruth Lord, about 1872 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Ruth Lord
1872 – 1981
Iowa
Mertie Lord
1875 – 1972
Iowa
Jesse Lord
1882 – 1986
Iowa
Edith Lord
1883 – 1967
Iowa
Sterling Lord
1884 – 1964
Iowa
Mary Lord
1884 – 1971
Iowa
James Lord
1885 – 1972
Iowa
Roy Lord
1885 – 1970
Iowa
Frances Lord
1887 – 1977
Iowa
Richard Lord
1888 – 1974
Iowa
Ruth Lord
1888 – 1977
Iowa
Marie Lord
1888 – 1983
Iowa
George Lord
1889 – 1978
Iowa
Russell Lord
1889 – 1967
Iowa
Charles Lord
1890 – 1971
Iowa
Celia Lord
1890 – 1972
Iowa
Mary Lord
1891 – 1975
Iowa
Charles Lord
1892 – 1966
Iowa
Henry Lord
1892 – 1973
Iowa
Herman Lord
1893 – 1983
Iowa
Beulah Lord
1894 – 1981
Iowa
Marguerite B Lord
1894 – 1988
Iowa
Helen Lord
1894 – 1970
Iowa
Gertrude Lord
1895 – 1986
Iowa
Clyde Lord
1895 – 1980
Iowa
Cordia Lord
1896 – 1986
Iowa
Gertrude Lord
1896 – 1973
Iowa
Louis Lord
1896 – 1968
Iowa
Esther Lord
1896 – 1987
Iowa
Harold Lord
1897 – 1991
Iowa
Vern Lord
1898 – 1985
Iowa
Vestal Lord
1898 – 1981
Iowa
Blanche Lord
1898 – 1986
Iowa
Clifford Lord
1898 – 1986
Iowa
Andrew S Lord
1899 – 1989
Iowa
Nelson D Lord
1899 – 1989
Iowa
Buel Lord
1899 – 1950
Iowa
Elsie G Lord
1899 – 1995
Iowa
Louis Lord
1900 – 1975
Iowa
Marion Lord
1901 – 1983
Iowa
Asa Lord
1901 – 1992
Iowa
Clara E Lord
1902 – 2000
Iowa
Harry J Lord
1902 – 1991
Iowa
C Lord
1902 – 1983
Iowa
J E Lord
1903 – 1995
Iowa
Lillian E Lord
1903 – 1993
Iowa
Ruth Lord
1903 – 2000
Iowa
Ruth H Lord
1903 – 1995
Iowa
Mary Lord
1903 – 1986
Iowa
Morton E Lord
1903 – 1993
Iowa
Earl Lord
1903 – 1986
Iowa
James Lord
1904 – 1983
Iowa
Arthur Lord
1905 – 1986
Iowa
Robert H Lord
1905 – 2001
Iowa
Dora Lord
1905 – 1985
Iowa
Beryl Lord
1905 – 1988
Iowa
Etta B Lord
1906 – 2003
Iowa
Vera L Lord
1906 – 2001
Iowa
Veda Lord
1906 – 1981
Iowa
H Lord
1906 – 1979
Iowa
William Lord
1906 – 1977
Iowa
Merlin Lord
1906 – 1976
Iowa
Bertha M Lord
1906 – 2001
Iowa
Robert Lord
1907 – 1982
Iowa
Velma Lord
1908 – 1983
Iowa
Etheleen B Lord
1909 – 1988
Iowa
Beulah Lord
1910 – 1985
Iowa
George E Lord
1911 – 1998
Iowa
Joseph M Lord
1911 – 1996
Iowa
R Lord
1911 – 1978
Iowa
Gertrude E Lord
1911 – 1992
Iowa
Dorothy Lord
1913 – 1992
Iowa
Cecil E Lord
1913 – 1989
Iowa
Stanley D Lord
1913 – 1980
Iowa
Thurley A Lord
1913 – 1989
Iowa
Mary F Lord
1913 – 1980
Iowa
B Brevard Lord
1913 – 1995
Iowa
Albert Lord
1913 – 1985
Iowa
Mary R Lord
1914 – 1989
Iowa
Dorothy M Lord
1915 – 1999
Iowa
Ronald K Lord
1915 – 1995
Iowa
Luella I Lord
1915 – 2004
Iowa
Hazel A Lord
1915 – 2006
Iowa
George Lord
1916 – 1982
Iowa
John Lord
1916 – 1964
Iowa
Robert P Lord
1916 – 1997
Iowa
Paul Lord
1916 – 1986
Iowa
Loureene A Lord
1916 – 2005
Iowa
Vivian T Lord
1917 – 2009
Iowa
Cleason D Lord
1917 – 1988
Iowa
Doris E Lord
1917 – 1997
Iowa
Dorothy B Lord
1918 – 2003
Iowa
Marian L Lord
1918 – 2002
Iowa
Phyllis H Lord
1918 – 1999
Iowa
Roger B Lord
1919 – 2003
Iowa
John S Lord
1919 – 1999
Iowa
Alice M Lord
1919 – 2011
Iowa
Natalie Lord
1920 – 2011
Iowa
Charles R. Lord
1920 – 2010
Grinnell College
Sterling Lord
1920 – 2022
Burlington
Darvin Lord
1921 – 1983
Iowa
Bryce Lord
1921 – 2013
Iowa
C M Lord
1921 – 1950
Iowa
Betty J Lord
1922 – 2013
Iowa
Carmelita Lord
1922 – 1986
Iowa
Joseph T Lord
1922 – 1991
Iowa
Grace A Lord
1922 – 1996
Iowa
Alfred E Lord
1923 – 1988
Iowa
Thomas T Lord
1924 – 2001
Iowa
Vincent J Lord
1925 – 2007
Iowa
James Lord
1925 – 1985
Iowa
Dean G Lord
1925 – 1985
Iowa
Sheridan N Lord
1926 – 1994
Iowa
Darlene L Lord
1927 – 2011
Iowa
Don Lord
1927 – 1984
Iowa
Duane J Lord
1927 – 2007
Iowa
Mary J Lord
1927 – 2010
Iowa
Maynard E Lord
1927 – 2005
Iowa
Elwood E Lord
1928 – 2000
Iowa
Marlys Lord
1928 – 2003
Iowa
Vera Lord
1930 – 1981
Iowa
John W Lord
1930 – 2000
Iowa
Phillip W Lord
1931 – 2006
Iowa
Vanita M Lord
1931 – 2007
Iowa
Duane E Lord
1931 – 1996
Iowa
Joy D Lord
1932 – 2010
Iowa
Alice L Lord
1932 – 2007
Iowa
Betty M Lord
1932 – 1997
Iowa
Mary C Lord
1933 – 2002
Iowa
David G Lord
1934 – 2005
Iowa
J A Lord
1935 – 1995
Iowa
William S Lord
1939 – 2007
Iowa
Robert W Lord
1943 – 2005
Iowa
Julie K Lord
1945 – 2011
Iowa
Donald J Lord
1950 – 2010
Iowa
Donald R Lord
1951 – 1999
Iowa
J L Lord
1951 – 1995
Iowa
Larry D Lord
1952 – 2011
Iowa
Robert Lord
1952 – 1970
Iowa
P Lord
1953 – 2010
Iowa
Marlene A Lord
1953 – 1996
Iowa
Steven E Lord
1953 – 1984
Iowa
Harold F Lord
1967 – 2013
Iowa
Heath E Lord
1969 – 2007
Iowa
Austin R Lord
1981 – 1998
Iowa
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Common questions

Lord genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Lord 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 Lord family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1872. Most Lord lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Lord family members listed here?

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

Is this my Lord 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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