Surname Friend (Friend 
, Pren 
, פרנד 
) , worldwide, is a common last name. The cognomen Friend is habitual in British Virgin Islands, where it is a common surname, Guernsey, where it is quite a common surname, and Reunion. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Friend is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Friend | Australia, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia |
| Pren | Canada, United States, India, Indonesia, Algeria |
| פרנד | Israel |
| فريند | Egypt |
Affray, Afraid, Bren, Fre, Free, Freend, Frend, Friénd, Frięnd, Froen, Frîéñđ, Fründ, Fŕíểńd, Fřieñd, Fříëńđ, Fřîênđ, Fřîêñđ, Fřîęñđ, Fřïêñđ, Fřįēňđ, Фриенд, Фріенд, ফ্রেন্ড, กันภัยเพื่อน, กัลยาณมิตร, ตนมิตร, ภิญโญมิตร, มาตมิตร, มิตรญาติ, มิตรประทาน, มิตรพระพันธ์, มิตรพันธ์, มิตรยุพล, มิตรศรี, มิตรสายเครือ, สมิตรชาติ, สหายมิตร, สหายรักษ์, สามิตร, เพื่อน, เพื่อนนัด, เพื่อนนัดนาวา, เพื่อนรักษ์, โรจนมิตร, Ｆrｉeｎd, and Ｆｒｉend
| john friend English knight (b. 1640) |
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publick universal friend American evangelist preacher (1752–1819), US (b. 1752) |
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| faith friend (born 1739) (b. 1739) |
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friend smith rutherford American lawyer, US (b. 1820) |
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| captain william friend IN (b. 1770) |
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josiah ober friend politician in Massachusetts, US (1835-1878), US (b. 1835) |
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| friend ives American politician, US (b. 1790) |
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henry friend politician in Massachusetts, US (1841-1892), US (b. 1841) |
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| matthew curling friend British Royal Navy officer (1792-1871) (b. 1792) |
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| charles friend British Royal Navy officer, lieutenant in 1812 (1793-?) (b. 1793) |
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george h. friend politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1846) |
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| friend belding American politician, US (b. 1799) |
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lovick friend British general and cricketer (1856-1944), GB (b. 1856) |
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| john banks friend (born 1808) (b. 1808) |
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| mary ann friend (b. 1800) |
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