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Family History & Genealogy

The South Family

108 documented South ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

108Documented ancestors
1880Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of South

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

South ancestors in the record

Deceased South ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Emma A South, about 1880 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Emma A South
1880 – 1966
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Frank South
1881 – 1970
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Minnie South
1885 – 1973
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Earl South
1886 – 1968
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George South
1888 – 1972
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Alva South
1890 – 1975
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Ada South
1890 – 1985
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Lawrence South
1890 – 1966
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Bert South
1893 – 1962
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Frances South
1893 – 1980
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Fremont South
1894 – 1972
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Pearl South
1894 – 1975
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Everette South
1895 – 1975
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Sadie South
1896 – 1973
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Viola M South
1896 – 1997
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Hazel South
1896 – 1973
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Donna W South
1896 – 1990
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Velma South
1896 – 1974
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James South
1897 – 1979
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Reginald South
1898 – 1964
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Bertha South
1899 – 1977
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Levi South
1899 – 1981
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Mary South
1900 – 1975
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Dee South
1900 – 1983
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William South
1901 – 1965
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Zelma South
1901 – 1993
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Bessie South
1901 – 1974
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Gladys South
1902 – 1986
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Lois South
1902 – 1973
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Ethel South
1903 – 1979
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Elmer South
1903 – 1980
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Wilbur South
1905 – 1986
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Geneva South
1906 – 1990
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Cecile M South
1906 – 1999
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Wilma South
1907 – 1979
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Bonnie M South
1907 – 2002
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Merritt South
1907 – 1986
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Orville South
1907 – 1981
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Larue E South
1908 – 1990
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Helen South
1909 – 1983
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Morris South
1909 – 1982
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Kenneth South
1909 – 1984
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Isabel B South
1909 – 1995
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Carl South
1910 – 1974
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Burnell O South
1910 – 1999
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Raymond C South
1911 – 1993
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Helen A South
1911 – 1994
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Byrdie E South
1912 – 1998
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Sylvia M South
1913 – 2005
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Leland South
1913 – 1979
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Mildred E South
1913 – 2008
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Lorraine South
1914 – 1998
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Marvin G South
1914 – 1991
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Donald South
1916 – 1980
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Kathryn B South
1917 – 2005
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Louis South
1918 – 1976
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Helen L South
1918 – 2002
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Overton South
1918 – 1979
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Naomi South
1919 – 1988
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Fred J South
1919 – 2004
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Lawrence South
1920 – 1984
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Ida V South
1920 – 1996
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Richard E South
1920 – 2000
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Donald C South
1921 – 1998
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Denny South
1921 – 1998
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Herbie South
1921 – 1969
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Helen M South
1922 – 1997
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Billy B South
1922 – 1996
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Jean E South
1922 – 2002
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Martha South
1922 – 1987
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Winton M South
1923 – 2007
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Mary South
1924 – 1978
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Betty M South
1924 – 2009
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Earl W South
1925 – 2003
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Orlo E South
1925 – 1994
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Harold South
1926 – 2008
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Herbert South
1926 – 1985
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Flora L South
1927 – 2000
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Iris C South
1928 – 2003
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Stephen L South
1930 – 2002
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Barbara South
1930 – 1975
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James E South
1931 – 2001
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Roger South
1932 – 1976
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Joseph R South
1933 – 1997
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Robert E South
1933 – 2011
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Robert B South
1934 – 2006
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Dennis E South
1934 – 2004
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Jerry L South
1934 – 2006
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Sidney J South
1937 – 1994
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Shirley I South
1937 – 2006
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Larry V South
1940 – 2010
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Corinne C South
1940 – 2009
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John G South
1941 – 2010
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Jerry L South
1942 – 2010
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Shirley A South
1942 – 2002
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Peggy J South
1944 – 2009
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William L South
1944 – 1992
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Steve South
1945 – 1987
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Evelyn G South
1946 – 1997
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Martin South
1946 – 1972
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Richard J South
1947 – 2010
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Wallace R South
1949 – 2012
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Patty South
1957 – 2009
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R South
1960 – 1989
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Michael E South
1963 – 1995
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Jerri South
1965 – 1997
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Eileen South
d. 1969
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Erin E South
1975 – 2009
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Common questions

South genealogy — FAQ

Where does the South surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the South family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1880. Most South lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living South family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my South family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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