Friday Family History

Friday Surname Meaning

Americanized form (translation into English) of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Freitag. English: nickname from Middle English fridai ‘Friday’ perhaps for one born on a Friday or who paid rent or performed some regular service on a Friday.

Compare Mondy. If the 17th-century phrases Friday face ‘gloomy expression’ and Friday food Friday feast ‘fast-day meal’ go back to the Middle Ages this might be a nickname for a solemn or gloomy person.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Fridge, Freitag, Fray, Fereday, Hiday, Frady, Priddy, Fridley, Frisby, Niday

58K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
78K	Military Records
2K	Immigration Records
41K	Census and Voter Lists
83K	Member Trees

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Where is the Friday family from?

You can see how Friday families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Friday family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Friday families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 152 Friday families living in Kent. This was about 29% of all the recorded Friday's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Friday families in 1891.

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What did your Friday ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Friday. 21% of Friday men worked as a General labourer and 83% of Friday women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Friday were genl labourer brickworks and Private means.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

21%

Bricklayer

12%

Builders labourer

12%

genl labourer brickworks

12%

Unpaid domestic duties

83%

Housewife

Unpaid household duties

Private means

What Friday family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 41K census records available for the last name Friday. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Friday census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Friday. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 78K military records available for the last name Friday. For the veterans among your Friday ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Friday lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Friday life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Friday in 1949 was 38, and 73 in 2004.

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Friday Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Friday family from?

What did your Friday ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

21%

Bricklayer

12%

Builders labourer

12%

genl labourer brickworks

12%

Unpaid domestic duties

83%

Housewife

Unpaid household duties

Private means

What Friday family records will you find?

What is the average Friday lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Friday life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Friday in 1949 was 38, and 73 in 2004.

Friday Family History

Friday Surname Meaning

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Friday Surname Meaning

264,000 record(s) for Friday

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Where is the Friday family from?

What did your Friday ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Friday family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Friday family history

What is the average Friday lifespan?

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