Frearson Surname

314,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Frearson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the son of the friar'; v. Frere. This Yorkshire surname crossed the borders into North Lancashire, and is found chiefly in Furness.

Robertas Frer, cosyn, 1379: Poll Tax of

Thomas Frereson, 1379: ibid.

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Frearson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7551:73,7998,395
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Scotland511:104,9777,051
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Wales191:162,87011,152
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:62,6627,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Frearson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the son of the friar'; v. Frere. This Yorkshire surname crossed the borders into North Lancashire, and is found chiefly in Furness.

Robertas Frer, cosyn, 1379: Poll Tax of

Thomas Frereson, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Frerson, 1379: ibid.

John Freerson, of Grysedaill, 1588: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

William Frearson, of Hawkshead, 1596: ibid.

John Frearson, of Grisdall, 1646: ibid.

1682. Buried — David Phreason, of Flan: St. Mary, Ulverston.

1690. — Agnes, d. Robert Frearson, of Flan: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Frear’s Son.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps "Friar's son," the son of a friar, anciently written frere.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Freyer; from the Swedish, Fria; from the German, Freier; from the Flemish, Frey; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

William Frearson lived in Worthington about a century ago (N.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Frearson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Frearson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Frearson occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Frearson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,680th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,108,588 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Frearson reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 755 people, or 1 in 73,799. In England Frearson is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 27 percent live, Derbyshire, where 15 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Frearson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Frearson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Frearson surname grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frearson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Frearson are 18.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Frearson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frerson9335/
Frierson887,375/
Fryerson8858/
Friarson8844/
Freirson8810/
Frairson883/
Freerson882/
Fraerson881/
Fraierson8211/
Freierson823/
Freyerson821/
Friierson821/
Frirson804/
Frersen801/
Friersen751/
Friersan750/
Freirsen750/
Frirrson750/
Friðþórsson631/
Freiershausen571/

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