Freethy Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

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.

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Freethy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Canada1031:357,72432,292
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Freethy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freethy is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freethy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 897,852nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Freethy live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 2,995,528. In The United States Freethy is most common in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 35 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Freethy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Freethy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freethy last name rose 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freethey9327/
Frethy9217/
Freety922/
Freathy86184/
Frethey8688/
Fresthy861/
Freethe861/
Fryethy860/
Frety83285/
Freathey801/
Fretay77344/
Fretty77326/
Fretey7742/
Fretet7724/
Freeta777/
Friety773/
Fretha773/
Frothy771/
Freity771/
Frathy771/
Fretih771/
Frithy770/
Freytet71139/
Freithe7114/
Freitet7111/
Fretich717/
Freythe713/
Frestet713/
Freitay711/
Frether711/
Fretouy711/
Frateeh711/
Freitey710/
Freeter710/
Freytay710/
Fraetey710/
Frietay710/
Frete672,878/
Freti67552/
Froty67490/
Freyther6773/
Freta6763/
Frestedt6745/
Freté6712/
Freitich676/
Frity675/
Frehesti675/
Freyetes672/
Freitech671/
Freietes671/
Friztahy671/
Freistet671/
Freestep671/
Freither671/
Freester670/

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