Freemantle Surname

123,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Freemantle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Freemantle,' a parish in the the Diocese of Winchester, near Southampton.

Nigel de Freymauntel, Close Roll, 32 Henry III.

Richard de Fremantell, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

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Freemantle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6561:33,6464,450
Australia7061:38,2384,974
South Africa5451:99,40912,064
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Jamaica1541:18,6361,680
New Zealand1291:35,1036,033
Wales451:68,7676,014
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belize11:355,4743,977
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7011:34,7724,553
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Freemantle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Freemantle,' a parish in the the Diocese of Winchester, near Southampton.

Nigel de Freymauntel, Close Roll, 32 Henry III.

Richard de Fremantell, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Hugh de Frigido-Mantello. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

1737. Buried — John Freemantle, from Salisbury: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1784. Married — Thomas Wells and Sarah Bridget Fremantle: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French-Teut. + Latin) the French Frémontel (later Frémonteau or Frémondeau), the Teutonic Fr(e)imunt or Fr(e)imund = Free or Noble Protector [O.H.Ger, fri = Old English freó, free, &c. + O.H.Ger. munt = Old English Old Saxon and Old Norse mund, protection, protector] + the French diminutive suff. -el [Latin -ell-us] The Hampshire place-name Freemantle (whence the similar surname is partly derived) is probably from the French pers. name.

Frémontel may also be from the Tent. Fridmunt or Fridmund [O.H. Ger. fridu (mod. friede) = Old English Old Saxon friðu = Old Norse frið-r, peace].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

is latinized Frigidum-Mantellum, "cold cloak," which is sufficiently absurd. It should be Frieze-mantle, a cloak of frieze or Friesland cloth; as wo now say, a Flushing coat, a Guernsey shirt, Nankin trowsers, &c. (Dixon).

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Fromanteau, Isle of France. William Freismantel occurs in England 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). The name of Freemantle is armorially identified with Fromantrill (Robson). Nigel de Fremantel occurs Northants 1216 (Hardy, Lit. Claus.). Richard and Thomas F. appear in Surrey and Dorset 1315, 1316. Richard F. one of the gentry of Oxford 1433. The Baronets Fremantle are of this family.

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Frieze mantle, or cloak made of the cloth for which Friesland was formerly celebrated.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Freemantle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freemantle is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freemantle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,832nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,978,161 people. Freemantle is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Freemantle are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

Freemantle is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,656 people, or 1 in 33,646. In England it is mostly found in: Hampshire, where 31 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Berkshire, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Freemantle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Freemantle has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Freemantle surname rose 236 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,918 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freemantle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Freemantle last name are 22.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Freemantle earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.98% more than the national average, earning R 294,624 per year; in United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $49,694 CAD per year.

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