Freestone Surname

83,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Freestone Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Frieston = the Frisian - Settlement [Old English Friesa, a Frisian; tún, settlement, es­tate, &c.]

Freestone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5611:21,7563,053
United States1,6051:225,83121,831
Australia1,0081:26,7813,642
Canada1701:216,73920,919
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Wales781:39,6733,883
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Guernsey371:1,742400
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Isle of Man261:3,301713
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2891:18,9102,713
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Freestone (22) may also be a first name.

Freestone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Frieston = the Frisian - Settlement [Old English Friesa, a Frisian; tún, settlement, es­tate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps local, from Frieston, a Lincolnshire parish; or perhaps a modification of Frithestan, the Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Freestone was represented in Tugby in the reign of Elizabeth (N.). Freiston is a parish in South Lincolnshire.

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

Freestone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freestone is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freestone? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 83,216th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,252,371 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Freestone are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 22 people.

The surname Freestone is most common in England, where it is borne by 2,561 people, or 1 in 21,756. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 12 percent live, Leicestershire, where 8 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Barring England Freestone is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Freestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Freestone has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Freestone last name grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 854 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Freestone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Unitarian (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Freestone surname are 26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Freestone earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.73% less than the national average, earning 236,261 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 110.45% more than the national average, earning R 500,100 per year; in United States they earn 0.53% less than the national average, earning $42,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.21% less than the national average, earning $43,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freestonea951/
Freeston94873/
Frestone946/
Freetone941/
Freistone8911/
Freestoni892/
Freestene891/
Freestune891/
Friestone890/
Freston88273/
Freeton884/
Frastone8212/
Fredston8211/
Freitone821/
Frieston820/
Fretoine820/
Frestond820/
Freaston820/
Freiston820/
Freton80286/
Friston75298/
Fretton75163/
Frestan759/
Fretona755/
Freyton751/
Fruitstone7414/
Freetani7113/
Fristoni713/
Frastoni712/
Frettoni712/
Fritoune711/
Fredstom711/
Fritoine710/
Friton67149/
Fryton67131/
Frastonni671/
Frittoune671/
Fretan671/

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