Freeland Surname

34,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Freeland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Freeland'; compare Rowland. Frelond occurs in every early record without prefix. It was, I imagine, in many instances, a personal or font name. (2) Local, 'of Freeland,' a parish in the the Diocese of Oxford.

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Freeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,2151:29,6733,684
England1,0931:50,9776,304
Australia5681:47,5285,945
Canada4931:74,7388,442
Scotland2951:18,1492,176
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Antigua and Barbuda671:1,480258
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
France271:2,460,101186,232
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Wales51:618,90625,852
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1221:36,3103,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:45,0565,611
Scotland2531:14,7951,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7681:18,1432,300

Freeland (315) may also be a first name.

Freeland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Freeland'; compare Rowland. Frelond occurs in every early record without prefix. It was, I imagine, in many instances, a personal or font name. (2) Local, 'of Freeland,' a parish in the the Diocese of Oxford.

Aymer, son of Walter Frelund, Norfolk, 1198: History of Norfolk.

Matilda Frelond, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Frelond, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Frelond, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Richard Frylende, Close Rolls, 28 Edward III.

Robertus Freland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Freland. 1379: ibid.

1590-1. Thomas Frelande and Lucy Wilkyns: Marriage Lic. (London).

1595-6. Humphrey Freeland and Agnes Style: ibid.

1705. Married — Peter Freeland and Elenor Levingstone: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Janet Freeland appears in Aberdalgie, 1657 (Dunblane), Lillias Freeland in the parish of Cardross, 1669 (Campsie), and John Freeland of Castlecravie in 1766 (Kirkcudbright). James Frieland, witness at Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, 1665 (HP., III, p. 34). The name may be from the Old English personal name Frithuland or Freoland, found in the English Hundred Rolls (1273) as Frelond.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 Dweller at the Free Land [Old English freó + land] 2 an early personal name [same etymology] Hugh Frelond.—Hund, Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller, or worker, on land held without obligation of rent or service.

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

Perhaps local, though the place does not occur. In the H.R. it is Frelond, without prefix.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard Frôlant or Froland of Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh Frelond or Frilond, and Matilda Frelond, c. 1272, in England (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Freeland Last Name Facts

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

Freeland is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freeland? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,945th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 481,153 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Freeland are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Freeland is also the 494,917th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 315 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 12,215 people, or 1 in 29,673. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Freeland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freeland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Freeland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Freeland last name is predominantly Presbyterian (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Freeland last name are 16.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Freeland earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.88% less than the national average, earning R 135,744 per year; in United States they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $43,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,531 CAD per year.

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