Freeland Surname
Approximately 15,146 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFreeland Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 12,215 | 1:29,673 | 3,684 |
England | 1,093 | 1:50,977 | 6,304 |
Australia | 568 | 1:47,528 | 5,945 |
Canada | 493 | 1:74,738 | 8,442 |
Scotland | 295 | 1:18,149 | 2,176 |
New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 67 | 1:1,480 | 258 |
Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
Northern Ireland | 30 | 1:61,501 | 4,735 |
France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
Isle of Man | 24 | 1:3,576 | 767 |
Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Ireland | 122 | 1:36,310 | 3,426 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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England | 541 | 1:45,056 | 5,611 |
Scotland | 253 | 1:14,795 | 1,660 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2,768 | 1:18,143 | 2,300 |
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.
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.
(English) 1 Dweller at the Free Land [Old English freó + land] 2 an early personal name [same etymology] Hugh Frelond.—Hund, Rolls.
(English) Dweller, or worker, on land held without obligation of rent or service.
Perhaps local, though the place does not occur. In the H.R. it is Frelond, without prefix.
Richard Frôlant or Froland of Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh Frelond or Frilond, and Matilda Frelond, c. 1272, in England (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Freeland Demographics
Average Freeland Salary in
United States
$43,268 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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