Freebourne Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Freebourne 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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Freebourne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Freebourne 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

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

Freebourne Last Name Facts

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

Freebourne occurs in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freebourne? popularity and diffusion

Freebourne is the 2,909,720th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Freebourne are found; 62 percent are found in Caribbean and 62 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Freebourne is most widespread in Jamaica, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 102,498. In Jamaica it is primarily found in: Surrey County, where 82 percent are found, Middlesex County, where 11 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Jamaica this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Freebourne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Freebourne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freebourne surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freebourne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Freebourne surname is primarily Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

Freebourne earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,325 USD per year.

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