Franken Family History
Franken Name Meaning
Dutch: patronymic from Frank.Jewish (Ashkenazic)
variant of Frank. In some cases it may be a shortened form of
the various Jewish ornamental compound names beginning with German
Franken ‘Franconian’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Franken
Name Distribution of Franken Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Franken families
 21 - 39  8 - 20 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Franken families
|
16 - 30 6 - 15 |
1 - 5 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Franken last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Franken census records
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Franken Family Origin
Franken Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Franken
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Franken Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Franken census records
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Franken Civil War Service Records
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