Freer Surname

46,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Freer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the friar'; v. Fryer, one of a religious brotherhood.

Benedictus le Frere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Frere, Norfolk, ibid.

Walter le Frere, Essex, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Freer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8591:74,5958,575
England2,8561:19,5092,789
Australia1,2941:20,8622,895
Canada5521:66,7497,716
Costa Rica2881:16,597646
Germany2661:302,65230,961
New Zealand1871:24,2164,232
Scotland1791:29,9103,109
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Mexico1141:1,088,82613,775
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Wales271:114,6128,773
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Falkland Islands101:31359
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
France61:11,070,454349,096
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5421:15,8082,334
Scotland1041:35,9922,855
Wales221:71,2923,399
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5661:32,0683,857

Freer (59) may also be a first name.

Freer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the friar'; v. Fryer, one of a religious brotherhood.

Benedictus le Frere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Frere, Norfolk, ibid.

Walter le Frere, Essex, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Cecylia le Frere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Margota Frere, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Isabella Frere, 1379: ibid.

Philip Fryer or Freear, 1519: Register of the University of Oxford.

1540. Married — Maynerd Frere and Margaret Tonsoune: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1558. Anthony Eton and Elizabeth Freer: Marriage Lic. (London).

1773. Married — James Jacob and Sarah Frear: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Frere, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Friar” in Old French (Frear). From Frere, a brother.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A friar, a monk..

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

French, Frere, a friar, a monk, a brother.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From (French) frère, 'brother', was formerly common in Jurby.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Thomas Freer was incumbent of Whitwell, Rutlandshire, in the reign of Charles I. (Bl.). There were gentle families of the name in Great Wigston and Blaby, Leicestershire, daring last century. John Freer was rector of Knossington in the reign of Anne (N.). One of the name was mayor of Leicester about a century ago (T.). The name also occurs in Yorkshire. Since Leicestershire, Rutlandshire, and Yorkshire are all of them homes of both the Freers and the Fryers, the two names are probably different forms of the same name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Freer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freer (Arabic: فرّير, Russian: Фреер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Freer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,842nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 658,791 people. The surname Freer is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Freer are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 59 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,859 people, or 1 in 74,595. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Freer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freer last name expanded 310 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Freer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Freer surname is primarily Catholic (62%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Freer surname are 16.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Freer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.33% more than the national average, earning R 352,488 per year; in United States they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $46,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.94% more than the national average, earning $51,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freyer918,903/
Freier917,948/
Freear91623/
Freuer91293/
Frejer9191/
Freher9186/
Freere9114/
Free8934,397/
Frer89114/
Freiert83310/
Freyher83123/
Freeyer8358/
Fregger8344/
Freiher8319/
Frejert8314/
Freiere837/
Frieier833/
Freyert832/
Freeour831/
Frejerė831/
Frejier831/
Freuier830/
Fryer8025,466/
Freed8017,371/
Frere806,938/
Frier803,312/
Frees801,919/
Frear801,759/
Freet80828/
Fraer80545/
Freir80142/
Frehr80103/
Freez8099/
Freyr8049/
Fræer8045/
Froer8014/
Fruer8011/
Frrer806/
Frerd804/
Freey804/
Freur804/
Frerr802/
Freeß802/
Freea801/
Freep801/
Frree801/
Frzee801/
Frger801/
Freej801/
Freee801/
Frert801/
Pfree800/
Freae800/
Frerh800/
Frzer800/
Freiherr77503/
Freehart7743/
Freyherr7718/
Freihert772/
Fre751,287/
Freire73263,787/
Freyre737,483/
Freije732,021/
Frayer731,710/
Frajer73466/
Freard73326/
Freesz73174/
Frehar73122/
Freure7388/
Fräger7377/
Frauer7370/
Fraier7368/
Freesh7365/
Froyer7342/
Freess7340/
Freart7328/
Fryjer7313/
Frzier7310/
Frejar739/
Frerre738/
Frower734/
Froehr734/
Freest734/
Freeds734/
Freedd733/
Freirt733/
Freyar733/
Freyrd733/
Freehe732/
Frawer732/
Fréger732/
Freedh732/
Frzeeh732/
Freech731/
Freets731/
Frehes731/
Fretrz731/
Friear731/
Frrere731/
Froier731/
Fërrer731/
Fhreed731/
Frehár731/
D'Free731/
Freeyi731/
Freezt731/
Freare730/
Fryier730/
Friyer730/
Freesd730/
Fehery730/
Frrrer730/
Fruyer730/
Vreier730/
Freierová7116/
Freehardt719/
Freyerová715/
Freyerova711/
Frey67124,709/
Fred6747,806/
Frei6739,331/
Frez672,895/
Frie672,108/
Frugier671,936/
Fret671,209/
Frea67646/
Frigger67605/
Fres67573/
Freh67466/
Freu67455/
Frygier67229/
Føre6787/
Frahier6776/
Frre6762/
Frowert6727/
Freyard6712/
Frigier6712/
Fragger6711/
Frogger6710/
Frir679/
Frajier679/
Frée678/
Frawert677/
Fære677/
Frri674/
Frreire673/
Freiour673/
Frra673/
Fraiere672/
Frayher672/
Frayier672/
Freś672/
Frep672/
Frry671/
Frzaier671/
Frge671/
Fryr671/
Frze671/
Freiire671/
Freyrre671/
Freß671/
Freš671/
Frujier671/
Frégier671/
Vrer671/
Freiure671/
Frhe671/
Frrj671/
Fhre671/
Feherhe671/
Frohear670/
Frauier670/
Frawerd670/
Freesch670/
Frouert670/
Frayerr670/
Frahger670/

Freer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Freer in the Russian language
Фреерfreer-
Freer in the Arabic language
فرّيرfryr-
فريرfryr-

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