Lund Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Lund Family

5,636 Lund records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 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).

5,636Records in our database

1846Earliest birth

1Documented families

2Biographies

See the Lund family trees →723 Lund families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,636 Lund 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 (1,550 of 5,636)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Rans Je Lund, born 1846, Sac County, Iowa

Most common first names

John133 Robert90 Mary85 Arthur74 Carl74 George65 William61 Anna59 Clarence56 Harold55 Dorothy50 Ruth48

Documented families

Lund 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 Lund family of Otter Tail CountyMinnesotaStarts: Andrew T. Lund and Annie K. (Amundson) Lund (b. 1848)Most recent: Andrew T. Lund (b. 1885)

The earliest Lunds in the county histories

Gust F. LundBorn 1853Henry County, Iowa Charles L. LundBorn 1867Child of Lars Hansson Lund and Louise (Person) LundPlatte County, Nebraska Christian A. LundBorn 1872Child of M. E. Lund and Eliza (Wetzman) LundGrant County, Minnesota Teman A. LundBorn 1876Otter Tail County, Minnesota Charles A. LundBorn 1878Child of Andrew LundOtter Tail County, Minnesota Andrew T. LundBorn 1885Child of Andrew T. Lund and Annie K. (Amundson) LundOtter Tail County, Minnesota

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

4 Lund 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

9 Lund people in 6 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

Andrew T. LundBorn 1848 · Otter Tail County, Minnesota Edward T. LundBorn 1853 · Otter Tail County, Minnesota

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Common questions

Lund genealogy: FAQ

Where were Lund ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,636 Lund records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Minnesota (1,550), then Wisconsin (1,514) and Illinois (588).

How far back does the Lund family tree go?

The earliest Lund birth in our database is 1846: Rans Je Lund, Sac County, Iowa. We have pieced together 723 Lund family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Lund 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 Lund 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.