Free Surname
Approximately 34,397 people bear this surname
Free Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the free'; v. Fry. Walter le Free, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Free, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Free Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,728 | 1:26,403 | 3,320 |
| Libya | 6,812 | 1:917 | 215 |
| Egypt | 2,380 | 1:38,628 | 4,006 |
| Australia | 1,980 | 1:13,634 | 1,954 |
| England | 1,448 | 1:38,479 | 5,007 |
| Iran | 958 | 1:80,149 | 8,179 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Canada | 753 | 1:48,932 | 5,934 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Liberia | 467 | 1:9,440 | 1,059 |
| South Africa | 413 | 1:131,181 | 15,348 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| New Zealand | 355 | 1:12,756 | 2,231 |
| France | 311 | 1:213,578 | 33,224 |
| Pakistan | 290 | 1:616,013 | 9,722 |
| Netherlands | 184 | 1:91,778 | 15,089 |
| India | 183 | 1:4,191,614 | 111,941 |
| Ireland | 156 | 1:30,186 | 2,662 |
| Germany | 150 | 1:536,703 | 44,788 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| Northern Ireland | 88 | 1:20,966 | 2,489 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| China | 85 | 1:16,086,136 | 935 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Wales | 74 | 1:41,818 | 4,057 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Mexico | 58 | 1:2,140,107 | 19,397 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| Italy | 34 | 1:1,798,726 | 86,050 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30 | 1:3,755 | 523 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86 | 1:51,510 | 4,301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 717 | 1:33,996 | 4,460 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,460 | 1:20,414 | 2,584 |
The alternate forms: Frée (8) are calculated separately.
Free (7,007) may also be a first name.
Free Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the free'; v. Fry. Walter le Free, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Free, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(English) Free, Free-born; Generous, Noble [Middle Englishfre, Old English freó]
Under the feudal system, one who was not in servile condition; the same as Freeman. Le Free. H.R.
Free Demographics
Free Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Free Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Free Come From? nationality or country of origin
Free (Arabic: حرّ) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as: Frée. For other possible spellings of Free click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Free? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,189th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 211,866 people. Free is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Free reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Free is also the 77,491st most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 7,007 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,728 people, or 1 in 26,403. In The United States Free is most common in: Georgia, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 129 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 20 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.
Free Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Free has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Free last name grew 558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 181 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,057 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 614 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Free Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Free last name is primarily Anglican (47%) in Ireland and Orthodox (87%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Free surname are 22.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.36% registered with the political party.
The amount Free earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.08% less than the national average, earning R 130,500 per year; in United States they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning $41,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $52,670 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frée | 92 | 8 | / |
| Freed | 89 | 17,371 | / |
| Freer | 89 | 11,062 | / |
| Frees | 89 | 1,919 | / |
| Freye | 89 | 1,612 | / |
| Freet | 89 | 828 | / |
| Freie | 89 | 461 | / |
| Freue | 89 | 134 | / |
| Freez | 89 | 99 | / |
| Freje | 89 | 5 | / |
| Freey | 89 | 4 | / |
| Freeß | 89 | 2 | / |
| Freea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Freep | 89 | 1 | / |
| Frree | 89 | 1 | / |
| Frzee | 89 | 1 | / |
| Freej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Freee | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pfree | 89 | 0 | / |
| Freae | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fre | 86 | 1,287 | / |
| Freije | 80 | 2,021 | / |
| Freesz | 80 | 174 | / |
| Freher | 80 | 86 | / |
| Freesh | 80 | 65 | / |
| Freess | 80 | 40 | / |
| Freyee | 80 | 33 | / |
| Freyes | 80 | 27 | / |
| Freies | 80 | 9 | / |
| Freihe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Freieh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Freest | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fregie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Freeds | 80 | 4 | / |
| Freeja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Freedd | 80 | 3 | / |
| Frejes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Frejie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Freehe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Frieje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Freedh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Frzeeh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Freech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freeaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freeji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freejo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freets | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frehes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freiie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freioe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fraiee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freead | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fhreed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freiez | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Free | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freueh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freeyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freezt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fregge | 80 | 0 | / |
| Freesd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Freeas | 80 | 0 | / |
| Frey | 75 | 124,709 | / |
| Frye | 75 | 50,354 | / |
| Fred | 75 | 47,806 | / |
| Frei | 75 | 39,331 | / |
| Frez | 75 | 2,895 | / |
| Frie | 75 | 2,108 | / |
| Fret | 75 | 1,209 | / |
| Frea | 75 | 646 | / |
| Fres | 75 | 573 | / |
| Freh | 75 | 466 | / |
| Freu | 75 | 455 | / |
| Frer | 75 | 114 | / |
| Føre | 75 | 87 | / |
| Froe | 75 | 73 | / |
| Frre | 75 | 62 | / |
| Frue | 75 | 57 | / |
| Frae | 75 | 10 | / |
| Fære | 75 | 7 | / |
| Freś | 75 | 2 | / |
| Frep | 75 | 2 | / |
| Frge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Freß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Freš | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fhre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frejeau | 73 | 35 | / |
| Freiech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Freihet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Freeyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Freeiot | 73 | 0 | / |
| Freesch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Frech | 67 | 8,261 | / |
| Fresh | 67 | 6,709 | / |
| Freij | 67 | 3,439 | / |
| Freih | 67 | 2,717 | / |
| Frett | 67 | 2,134 | / |
| Freas | 67 | 1,867 | / |
| Freis | 67 | 1,740 | / |
| Freid | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Freud | 67 | 969 | / |
| Frieh | 67 | 934 | / |
| Fread | 67 | 792 | / |
| Pfrez | 67 | 753 | / |
| Freus | 67 | 473 | / |
| Frejo | 67 | 315 | / |
| Fredd | 67 | 292 | / |
| Freyd | 67 | 279 | / |
| Frets | 67 | 258 | / |
| Freys | 67 | 256 | / |
| Førre | 67 | 230 | / |
| Freds | 67 | 212 | / |
| Fraye | 67 | 162 | / |
| Froye | 67 | 157 | / |
| Freja | 67 | 139 | / |
| Fredh | 67 | 130 | / |
| Freua | 67 | 122 | / |
| Færge | 67 | 104 | / |
| Fress | 67 | 104 | / |
| Frehr | 67 | 103 | / |
| Freit | 67 | 98 | / |
| Freiß | 67 | 77 | / |
| Freiz | 67 | 50 | / |
| Freia | 67 | 45 | / |
| Fræer | 67 | 45 | / |
| Freyt | 67 | 44 | / |
| Vreye | 67 | 44 | / |
| Frest | 67 | 40 | / |
| Freyz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fryje | 67 | 34 | / |
| Friey | 67 | 34 | / |
| Freyh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Frøge | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fredz | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fraje | 67 | 25 | / |
| Friye | 67 | 19 | / |
| Freha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Frije | 67 | 17 | / |
| Frowe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Frehs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Freah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Frepp | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fredt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Freuz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fredø | 67 | 9 | / |
| Freya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Freuh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Freap | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phree | 67 | 6 | / |
| Frrer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fhrye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Freji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Føhre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Freat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Friej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fraue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Frehh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Freut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frerr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frões | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frejs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frrie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Freii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frejeesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fresj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frezz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Friea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fraie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Froey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frred | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fruje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fryie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Froue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frejó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Froje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freuś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frejy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frejz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freië | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freyè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freňa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frehz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fruie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfrre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wfrre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frhhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfrie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frhes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Freux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frrye | 67 | 0 | / |
| Frerh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Freyu | 67 | 0 | / |
Free Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Free in the Arabic language | ||
| حرّ | hr | - |
| حر | hr | - |
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