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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Nickname for a companionable person, from Middle English frend "friend" (Old English freond). In the Middle Ages the term was also used to denote a relative or kinsman, and the surname may also have been acquired by someone who belonged to the family of someone who was a more important figure in the community
Added 2/19/2016 by anonymous