Researching Frank Nugent
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1587 people with the Nugent surname? In that year Nugent was ranked number 2106 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Nugent on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frank Nugent and the Nugent Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nugent Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Nugent family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 5102 people with the Nugent surname in the UK? Nugent is now ranked number 1161 for popularity in the UK. |
Nugent Genealogy Databases
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Nugent Forums
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Miscellaneous Nugent Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Frank Nugent. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frank Nugent
Frank Nugent
Frank Stanley Nugent (May 27, 1908 – December 29, 1965) was an American screenwriter, journalist, and film reviewer, who wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for director John Ford. He wrote almost a thousand reviews for The New York Times before leaving journalism for Hollywood. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1953 and twice won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The Writers Guild of America, West ranks his screenplay for The Searchers (1956) among the top 101 screenplays of all time.
Source: Frank Nugent, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nugent
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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