Freeborne Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Freeborne 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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Freeborne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Freeborne 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

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

Freeborne Last Name Facts

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

Freeborne occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Freeborne.

How Common Is The Last Name Freeborne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Freeborne is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Freeborne live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,315,914. In Canada Freeborne is most numerous in: Nova Scotia, where 50 percent are found, Alberta, where 39 percent are found and British Columbia, where 4 percent are found. Barring Canada this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Freeborne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freeborne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Freeborne last name increased 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freeborne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Freeborne surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Freeborne last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Freeborne earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.27% more than the national average, earning $63,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $29,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freebourne9545/
Freeborn945,627/
Freebourn89118/
Freeburne8958/
Freeberne8920/
Freiborne894/
Freeboirn891/
Freeboorn890/
Frebourne890/
Freborn8817/
Freebarnes841/
Frieborn8222/
Freyborn822/
Freebarn822/
Frebornn821/
Freebarin782/
Freiborna781/
Freshborn781/
Friborn759/
Frisborn717/
Friboren715/

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