Freeborn Surname

85,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Freeborn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Frebern.' In Domesday we find it thus: 'Friebernus,' Essex and Suffolk. The present general form Freeborn is imitative of the dictionary word free-born. But there is no relationship.

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Freeborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2481:78,8005,605
United States1,8911:191,67618,975
England5971:93,3309,998
Canada5741:64,1917,483
Australia971:278,30624,956
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Northern Ireland471:39,2563,678
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:62,3924,829
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:93,7519,645
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:96,7609,842

Freeborn (5,105) may also be a first name.

Freeborn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Frebern.' In Domesday we find it thus: 'Friebernus,' Essex and Suffolk. The present general form Freeborn is imitative of the dictionary word free-born. But there is no relationship. In the United States, however, Freeborn has become a familiar font-name:

Freeborn G. Luckey, lawyer: New York Directory (1878).

Freeborn G. Smith, pianos: ibid.

Robert Frebern, 1172: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Agnes Frebern, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Frebern, Bedfordshire, ibid.

William Frebern, Suffolk, ibid.

Thomas Frebern, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Frebern, rector of Thorp Abbots, Norfolk, 1324: History of Norfolk.

1574. Thomas Somerfelde and Elizabeth Frebarne: Marriage Lic. (London).

1585. Thomas Nutt and Frances Freborne, Essex: ibid.

1753. Married — David Munro and Henrietta Freebairn: St. George, Hanover Square.

1736. — John Freeborn and Mary Earie: ibid.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Freóbearn = Freeborn or Noble Child [Old English freó, free, noble + bearn, a child]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Freeburn (free, sword).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Under the feudal law, one whose parents were not in a state of villenage. Freeburn is, however, the name of a parish in Scotland. The Friebernus of Domesd. and the Frebern of the H.R. point rather to an ancient baptismal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Frieben (?); a personal name.

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

Freeborn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freeborn occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freeborn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 85,702nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,295,103 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Freeborn reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Freeborn is also the 94,970th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 5,105 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,248 people, or 1 in 78,800. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 45 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 27 percent are found and Rivers, where 8 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Freeborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Freeborn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freeborn last name expanded 364 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 70 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 380 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freeborn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Freeborn last name are 11.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.91% registered with the party.

The amount Freeborn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.71% less than the national average, earning R 164,664 per year; in United States they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $47,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $51,354 CAD per year.

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