Fremont Surname

82,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fremont Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fremund'; v. Freeman (a).

Fremont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,0861:16,2561,741
United States1,1381:318,50529,071
Canada2441:151,00715,383
Haiti1861:57,4403,324
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
England251:2,228,72284,230
Israel181:475,42436,085
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China31:455,773,85521,925
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

The alternate forms: Frémont (259) are calculated separately.

Fremont (439) may also be a first name.

Fremont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fremund'; v. Freeman (a).

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

The French Frémont, Teutonic Fr(e)imunt: v. under Freemantle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. From Framont, a place in France, near Lorraine, meaning the Franc or free mount, the battel hill; or the fresh, blooming, beautiful hill, from frais, French, blooming.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Fremont Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fremont is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Frémont. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fremont? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 82,825th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,246,587 people. The surname Fremont occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Fremont live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 409,203rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 439 people.

It is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 4,086 people, or 1 in 16,256. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent live, Normandy, where 18 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent live. Outside of France Fremont exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Fremont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fremont has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fremont surname rose 707 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 417 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fremont Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fremont are 5.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fremont earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $47,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $52,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frémont95259/
Freemont93321/
Freymont9376/
Freimont9313/
Fremount9311/
Fremonte931/
Friemont931/
Fremonth930/
Freumont930/
Fremon92249/
Freemount8812/
Freemonth885/
Friemonth885/
Freimonte881/
Fromont865,496/
Freemon86877/
Fermont86812/
Fremond86614/
Frimont8693/
Freamon8686/
Framont8669/
Firmont8647/
Friemon8617/
Fremant8613/
Fremunt8612/
Freymon869/
Fremoun861/
Fremong861/
Freimon861/
Fremomt861/
Fremmon860/
Frymont860/
Fremone860/
Freymond801,223/
Fairmont80400/
Freemond8066/
Freimond8054/
Fraimont8038/
Friemond8032/
Frommont8026/
Fermonte809/
Fraymont807/
Frammont806/
Fremante803/
Fretmond802/
Vremmont801/
Froimont801/
Freman77546/
Frimon7760/
Frémon772/
Vremon771/
Frymon770/
Freymundt755/
Fairmount754/
Freemante753/
Freemanth752/
Freimundt752/
Feirmonte751/
Freimante751/
Freimunth751/
Freemoten750/
Freeman71331,743/
Freiman712,540/
Freyman711,428/
Vermont71943/
Frieman71705/
Fermond71316/
Fromant71302/
Virmont71181/
Fromond71117/
Fremund71113/
Fremann71112/
Frimond7130/
Freuman7130/
Frreman7121/
Fermant7118/
Frémond7116/
Freaman719/
Fremuntová717/
Frimong717/
Fremand716/
Framond716/
Fremman716/
Firmant715/
Fresman714/
Fraimon714/
Frismon714/
Fraymon713/
Fretman712/
Frehman712/
Frymond711/
Frimant711/
Frimónt711/
Frajmon711/
Framant711/
Freamantte710/
Fremane710/
Freimane672,655/
Freimann672,333/
Freymann671,782/
Friemann67613/
Fermante67441/
Firmante67216/
Freimund67212/
Frehmann6766/
Freatman6761/
Freisman6747/
Færgeman6739/
Fresmann6736/
Freesman6732/
Vrammont6720/
Frehtman6716/
Freemand6715/
Froeyman6712/
Fraymond6710/
Freumann679/
Freemaan676/
Freymand676/
Vermontt674/
Freymund673/
Freemman673/
Frreeman673/
Ffreeman672/
Freemanq672/
Freetman672/
Pfreeman672/
Freemane672/
Freimand671/
Freitman671/
Friemund671/
Vfreeman671/
Vermondt671/
Viermont671/
Vermonth671/
Fretmane671/
Frrehman671/
Fairmond670/
Frommond670/
Frettman670/
Freamand670/
Fearmond670/

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