Freathy Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Freathy Surname Definition:

From Trethewey in Ruan Lanihorne, or Trethewy in Lanivet, or Trethevy in South Petherwin. Pryce renders Trethewy, the town by the water, or the holy town by the water. (deu, God; thaur, a river, brook; gy, vy, wy, water, river, brook). These names may also be from tre-thew-y, the dwelling by the dark water: or from tre-Dewy, the town of David.

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Freathy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:574,41334,909
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Freathy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Trethewey in Ruan Lanihorne, or Trethewy in Lanivet, or Trethevy in South Petherwin. Pryce renders Trethewy, the town by the water, or the holy town by the water. (deu, God; thaur, a river, brook; gy, vy, wy, water, river, brook). These names may also be from tre-thew-y, the dwelling by the dark water: or from tre-Dewy, the town of David. Hence the name Trewethy, and, by further corruption, Freathy, Freethy, Frethey.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Freathy, a farm in St. John's parish in the hundred of East, was probably the original home of the family of Freethy (G.) Thomas Frethy, of Perranuthoe, emigrated to St. Christophers in the West Indies in 1633 (Hotten's "American Emigrants"). James Freethy was a member of the corporation of Marazion in 1768.

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

Freathy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freathy is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freathy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Freathy reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 574,413. In England Freathy is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 19 percent are found, Cornwall, where 13 percent are found and Northumberland, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Freathy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Freathy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Freathy last name grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 913 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freathy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Freathy surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Freathy last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

Freathy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freathey931/
Frethy9217/
Frathy921/
Freethy86298/
Frethey8688/
Fresthy861/
Fryethy860/
Frety83285/
Fraty83177/
Freethey8027/
Fretay77344/
Fretty77326/
Fretey7742/
Fratty7723/
Frhaty774/
Fretha773/
Friety773/
Freety772/
Freity771/
Fretih771/
Fratey770/
Frithy770/
Friyaty7122/
Fraitay7119/
Freithe7114/
Freatis7112/
Fretich717/
Freythe713/
Fraithi713/
Fratich712/
Frehate712/
Frejate712/
Freethe711/
Freitay711/
Frateeh711/
Frether711/
Fretouy711/
Frehati711/
Frateat711/
Freytay710/
Freitey710/
Fraetey710/
Frather710/
Frietay710/
Frati675,115/
Frate673,172/
Frete672,878/
Frata671,257/
Freti67552/
Freyther6773/
Freta6763/
Freté6712/
Freitich676/
Frity675/
Fraté672/
Fraytich672/
Frayutty671/
Freither671/
Friztahy671/
Freitech671/
Freaster670/
Fratesch670/
Frehatte670/

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