Freeze Surname

79,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,095 people bear this surname

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

Freeze Surname Definition:

For De Friez, q.v.

A frere ther was, a wantowne and a merye, A lymytour*, a ful solempne man.

Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 208-9,221-2.

For to be yowre frende, frere, And faile yow nevere.

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Freeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5341:65,4977,644
Canada3051:120,80512,696
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England231:2,422,52489,093
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
China41:341,830,39216,990
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2221:41,0954,816

Freeze (299) may also be a first name.

Freeze Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For De Friez, q.v.

A frere ther was, a wantowne and a merye, A lymytour*, a ful solempne man.

Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 208-9,221-2.

For to be yowre frende, frere, And faile yow nevere.—Piers Plowman, 1459-60.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly a native of Friesland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Freeze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freeze occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Freeze.

How Common Is The Last Name Freeze? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,970th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,195,660 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Freeze reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Freeze is also the 509,704th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 299 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,534 people, or 1 in 65,497. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Freeze occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Freeze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Freeze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Freeze surname expanded 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Freeze Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Freeze surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Freeze last name are 22.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Freeze earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.25% more than the national average, earning R 319,032 per year; in United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $52,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freezer92159/
Freezze923/
Freieze920/
Freze911,395/
Freezesr861/
Freese8320,832/
Frezer833,245/
Frieze831,453/
Frezet83303/
Freece83197/
Freyze83138/
Frezze83133/
Freize8375/
Freezh8356/
Freuze8351/
Freezy8345/
Fretze8344/
Freeza8332/
Frezey8312/
Frezes838/
Fresee837/
Frezee836/
Freaze832/
Fregez832/
Freezi831/
Frezeh831/
Froeze831/
Frezez831/
Freege830/
Frietze77287/
Frezzer77133/
Fretzer7769/
Freizer7750/
Freyzer7749/
Frehsee7744/
Freijee7730/
Freeser7713/
Freazer779/
Freazee771/
Freseer771/
Freszer771/
Freuzet771/
Freziez771/
Frezzea771/
Freazes771/
Friezie770/
Freshee770/
Freazey770/
Freizee770/
Vreezie770/
Friezey770/
Freesey770/
Freesee770/
Frese7310,100/
Fraze731,225/
Freza731,142/
Frece73494/
Frize73422/
Frege73331/
Fryze73256/
Frezi7329/
Froze7325/
Frezy737/
Freje735/
Frezh732/
Freße731/
Fréze731/
Frèze731/
Frexe731/
Freijzer7185/
Fredzess7146/
Freeseha716/
Freedrza713/
Freedges712/
Frecheet711/
Frejeesh711/
Freizeat711/
Freizeit711/
Fretgetz710/
Friese6714,133/
Froese679,700/
Frezza679,191/
Frazee677,086/
Fritze675,427/
Freise672,992/
Freije672,021/
Fresse671,460/
Frehse671,430/
Freche67879/
Fraize67648/
Frease67444/
Freaza67353/
Frazey67313/
Freger67308/
Frešer67305/
Frizet67187/
Frezzi67148/
Freige67122/
Frieza67113/
Frisee67108/
Frycze6794/
Frizer6790/
Freixe6781/
Fraese6776/
Friece6764/
Frieße6763/
Freser6759/
Froyze6750/
Fryzer6748/
Frecer6741/
Frezgi6740/
Freyse6739/
Freget6733/
Fricze6731/
Freuße6722/
Frezsi6715/
Frazze6712/
Freset6711/
Frecea6710/
Frasee678/
Frayze678/
Frydze678/
Freehouse677/
Freedseed677/
Freuge676/
Freace676/
Frezie676/
Freses676/
Frouze676/
Fresey675/
Fredge675/
Frizze675/
Fregie674/
Fryzet674/
Fragee673/
Frazei673/
Frejes673/
Frigee673/
Fresza673/
Fredje673/
Freiza673/
Vreize672/
Fredse672/
Freice672/
Fretza672/
Frioze672/
Frisez672/
Froize672/
Frezai672/
Fresea672/
Freage672/
Freazy671/
Frecse671/
Freeji671/
Frezjy671/
Fresie671/
Freuza671/
Fresce671/
Freuse671/
Freyge671/
Freiße671/
Freßer671/
Freaje671/
Frézet671/
Frizee671/
Fryoze671/
Frecet671/
Freëse671/
Frauze671/
Fregea670/
Freges670/
Fregge670/
Frazea670/
Fratze670/
Freesd670/
Fretse670/
Freesy670/
Freicheet670/
Fretge670/

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