Freeney Surname

254,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Freeney Surname Definition:

De Fréine Well known in Waterford and adjacent counties. MIF 112

Freeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1951:303,31327,913
Ireland2531:18,6121,981
England701:795,97243,050
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malta11:430,2723,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Freeney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

De Fréine Well known in Waterford and adjacent counties. MIF 112

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Freeney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freeney occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Freeney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 254,831st most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,704,678 people. The surname Freeney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Freeney are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,195 people, or 1 in 303,313. In The United States Freeney is most common in: Texas, where 30 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 16 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Freeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Freeney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Freeney last name expanded 905 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 843 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 778 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freeney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Freeney surname are 4.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.58% registered to vote for the party.

Freeney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.14% less than the national average, earning $34,026 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freeny92923/
Freney92581/
Freene9246/
Freaney86453/
Fresney869/
Freneey868/
Freenet865/
Freyney862/
Freenie862/
Freenay861/
Freenee861/
Freiney861/
Freneya861/
Freyene861/
Freenue861/
Fregney861/
Fraeney860/
Freener860/
Frene83485/
Freny8330/
Freesner800/
Freennie800/
Franey772,629/
Frenay771,234/
Freyne77778/
Frenoy77722/
Fresne77668/
Frenes77545/
Frener77411/
Frenet77230/
Fregne7771/
Freine7769/
Frenys7769/
Frenea7766/
Freiny7742/
Froney7734/
Frenyo7726/
Frenee7725/
Frenez7722/
Freena777/
Freeni776/
Freane774/
Friene774/
Freyny773/
Freenh773/
Freany772/
Frenyi772/
Frieny772/
Freneh771/
Freuny771/
Froeny771/
Fryeny771/
Vreene771/
Fraeny770/
Friney770/
Freune770/
Freiesner751/
Frehner712,711/
Fresnay71547/
Freynet71348/
Freiner71337/
Freneat71210/
Freneus71195/
Fresner71141/
Frainey71109/
Freaner7192/
Fresnet7182/
Frenett7162/
Fresnes7157/
Freyone7131/
Freinet7116/
Freigne7115/
Freyner719/
Fresnea719/
Freniya716/
Fresnoy716/
Fregnet715/
Fretner713/
Freines713/
Frheenh712/
Fresnee712/
Frenesh712/
Frayney711/
Freenaa711/
Frenecz711/
Franney711/
Frisney711/
Frienne711/
Fresneu711/
Freijne711/
Freanes711/
Frienny711/
Frhener711/
Frineya711/
Frehnet710/
Frreuny710/
Fraiene710/
Frahney710/
Phreney710/
Freni672,247/
Frane672,125/
Frena671,555/
Frone67627/
Freisner67137/
Frine6745/
Frêne6727/
Freigner6727/
Fröne6711/
Freygner6711/
Friny674/
Frenh674/
Freitner672/
Freanedz671/
Freihner671/
Freniyas671/
Pfregner671/
Fresnays671/
Fresneas671/
Frène671/
Frény671/
Frainney670/

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