Friend Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Friend Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Friend family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 59
General Labourer 58
General Servant Domestic 30
Farmer 29
Cook Domestic 28
Scholar 23
Dress Maker 19
Housemaid Domestic 18
Agricultural Labourer 18
House Maid Domestic 16
Gardener Domestic 14
Domestic Servant 13
Tailor 13
House Painter 13
Bricklayer 12
Carpenter 12
Laundress 12
Servant Domestic 11
Carman 10
Domestic Help 10
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 10
Labourer 9
Farm Labourer 9
Brick Layer 8
Laundress Wash 8

Friend Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Friend 100% 24,950
2 Frond 67% 1,476
3 Frend 83% 642
4 Frand 67% 211
5 Fronde 50% 115
6 Freund 67% 112

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The surname Friend is the most popular version of all its varients

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