Freshney Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Freshney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Friskney,' a parish in Lincolnshire I do not state this positively, but I presume it is so.

Hugh de Freskenaye, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Freshney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:364,17025,923
Australia861:313,90427,145
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Scotland111:486,71119,179
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Freshney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Friskney,' a parish in Lincolnshire I do not state this positively, but I presume it is so.

Hugh de Freskenaye, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alice de Fresken, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Ralph de Friskeneye, rector of North Lynn, Norfolk, 1376: History of Norfolk.

Simon Friskney, vicar of Whitwell, Norfolk, 1441: ibid.

1799. Married — John Freshney and Ann Heritage: St. George, Hanover Square l.

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

Freshney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Freshney is found most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Freshney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 881,213th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Freshney reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 364,170. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 29 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 22 percent live and Lancashire, where 14 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Freshney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Freshney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Freshney surname expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Freshney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Freshney last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Freshney earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.64% more than the national average, earning $52,920 USD per year.

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