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The friedland Surname

friedland Name Meaning and History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of various places bearing this name, for example in the former German territories of Prussia, Upper Silesia, and Bohemia. As a Jewish name, it is in many cases an ornamental name from the German elements Friede ‘peace’ and Land ‘land’.

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Distribution of friedland Families in the US in 1920
Number of friedland families
 61-119
 21-60
 1-20
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