The Frend Family Name

A Frend ancestor may well appear as Friend in earlier records. The name is generally explained as “friend”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Records show Frend as one of the forms Friend took over time.
• Related forms: Freind.

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