Freedman Surname

26,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Freedman Surname Definition:

For the German Friedmann.

Freedman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3021:23,6872,986
England1,8991:29,3413,955
Canada1,5741:23,4093,184
Australia7971:33,8724,466
South Africa2841:190,76720,712
Scotland1961:27,3152,915
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Wales271:114,6128,773
France261:2,554,720189,486
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Guam11:160,1214,893
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2481:98,2889,980
Wales651:24,1291,387
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5201:96,5749,827

Freedman (246) may also be a first name.

Freedman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For the German Friedmann.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Friedman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Man of Peace” in German - translated from Hebrew “Salomon”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Variant of Friedman, q.v.

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

Freedman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freedman is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freedman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,306th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 356,342 people. The last name Freedman is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Freedman reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 569,299th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 246 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,302 people, or 1 in 23,687. In The United States Freedman is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Freedman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Freedman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Freedman surname increased 2,943 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 766 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,508 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 6 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Freedman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Freedman last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Freedman last name are 41.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Freedman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 33.02% more than the national average, earning R 316,116 per year; in United States they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning $56,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.29% more than the national average, earning $70,692 CAD per year.

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Freedman Reference & Research

Friedman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Friedman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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