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
Average Free Salary in
United States
$41,843 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Free Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Free Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Free (Arabic: حرّ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Frée. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Free? popularity and diffusion
The surname Free is the 16,189th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 211,866 people. Free occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Free are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 77,491st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 7,007 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 13,728 people, or 1 in 26,403. In The United States Free is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Free exists in 129 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 20 percent are found and Egypt, where 7 percent are found.
Free Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Free has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Free surname rose 558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 181 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,057 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 614 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Free Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (47%) in Ireland and Orthodox (87%) in Russia.
In The United States Free are 22.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.36% being 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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