Freethy Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Freethy Surname Definition:
From Trethewey in Ruan Lanihorne, or Trethewy in Lanivet, or Trethevy in South Petherwin. Pryce renders Trethewy, the town by the water, or the holy town by the water. (deu, God; thaur, a river, brook; gy, vy, wy, water, river, brook). These names may also be from tre-thew-y, the dwelling by the dark water: or from tre-Dewy, the town of David.
Read More About This SurnameFreethy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 121 | 1:2,995,528 | 175,060 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 114 | 1:213,819 | 16,577 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Freethy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Trethewey in Ruan Lanihorne, or Trethewy in Lanivet, or Trethevy in South Petherwin. Pryce renders Trethewy, the town by the water, or the holy town by the water. (deu, God; thaur, a river, brook; gy, vy, wy, water, river, brook). These names may also be from tre-thew-y, the dwelling by the dark water: or from tre-Dewy, the town of David. Hence the name Trewethy, and, by further corruption, Freathy, Freethy, Frethey.
Freethy Demographics
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Freethy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Freethy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Freethy is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Freethy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 897,852nd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Freethy reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Freethy is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 2,995,528. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 35 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.
Freethy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Freethy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Freethy last name rose 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Freethy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Freethy last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Freethy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $41,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $49,881 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freethey | 93 | 27 | / |
| Frethy | 92 | 17 | / |
| Freety | 92 | 2 | / |
| Freathy | 86 | 184 | / |
| Frethey | 86 | 88 | / |
| Fresthy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Freethe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fryethy | 86 | 0 | / |
| Frety | 83 | 285 | / |
| Freathey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fretay | 77 | 344 | / |
| Fretty | 77 | 326 | / |
| Fretey | 77 | 42 | / |
| Fretet | 77 | 24 | / |
| Freeta | 77 | 7 | / |
| Friety | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fretha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Frothy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Freity | 77 | 1 | / |
| Frathy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fretih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Frithy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Freytet | 71 | 139 | / |
| Freithe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Freitet | 71 | 11 | / |
| Fretich | 71 | 7 | / |
| Freythe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Frestet | 71 | 3 | / |
| Freitay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Frether | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fretouy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Frateeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Freitey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Freeter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Freytay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fraetey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Frietay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Frete | 67 | 2,878 | / |
| Freti | 67 | 552 | / |
| Froty | 67 | 490 | / |
| Freyther | 67 | 73 | / |
| Freta | 67 | 63 | / |
| Frestedt | 67 | 45 | / |
| Freté | 67 | 12 | / |
| Freitich | 67 | 6 | / |
| Frity | 67 | 5 | / |
| Frehesti | 67 | 5 | / |
| Freyetes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Freitech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freietes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Friztahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freistet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freestep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freither | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freester | 67 | 0 | / |
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