Freland Surname

643,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Norway

Freland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Freeland'; compare Rowland. Frelond occurs in every early record without prefix. It was, I imagine, in many instances, a personal or font name. (2) Local, 'of Freeland,' a parish in the the Diocese of Oxford.

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Freland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3321:200,06831,101
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Norway351:146,92218,432
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Freland (70) may also be a first name.

Freland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Freeland'; compare Rowland. Frelond occurs in every early record without prefix. It was, I imagine, in many instances, a personal or font name. (2) Local, 'of Freeland,' a parish in the the Diocese of Oxford.

Aymer, son of Walter Frelund, Norfolk, 1198: History of Norfolk.

Matilda Frelond, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh Frelond, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Frelond, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Richard Frylende, Close Rolls, 28 Edward III.

Robertus Freland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Freland. 1379: ibid.

1590-1. Thomas Frelande and Lucy Wilkyns: Marriage Lic. (London).

1595-6. Humphrey Freeland and Agnes Style: ibid.

1705. Married — Peter Freeland and Elenor Levingstone: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Janet Freeland appears in Aberdalgie, 1657 (Dunblane), Lillias Freeland in the parish of Cardross, 1669 (Campsie), and John Freeland of Castlecravie in 1766 (Kirkcudbright). James Frieland, witness at Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, 1665 (HP., III, p. 34). The name may be from the Old English personal name Frithuland or Freoland, found in the English Hundred Rolls (1273) as Frelond.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Perhaps local, though the place does not occur. In the H.R. it is Frelond, without prefix.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Freland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Freland occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Freland is the 643,972nd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Freland live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 70 people.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 200,068. In France Freland is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 29 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 27 percent live and Île-de-France, where 20 percent live. Besides France this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.

Freland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Freland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Freland last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Freland earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning 392,928 kr per year and in United States they earn 20.15% less than the national average, earning $34,453 USD per year.

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Freland Reference & Research

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