Fresson Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fresson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fresson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1661:400,13758,863
England561:994,96549,531
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fresson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fresson is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fresson.

How Common Is The Last Name Fresson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fresson is the 970,883rd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name Fresson is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Fresson live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Fresson is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 400,137. In France Fresson is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 48 percent live, Grand Est, where 20 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent live. Excluding France this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Fresson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fresson has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fresson last name grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freysson9344/
Fredsson9321/
Fressone9315/
Fressohn930/
Friesson930/
Freasson930/
Freson921,186/
Fredson862,222/
Frieson861,136/
Frisson86544/
Freeson8679/
Freison8641/
Freason8615/
Fresone8614/
Freyson862/
Fressan861/
Fresont861/
Fressen861/
Fretson860/
Fresond860/
Frysson860/
Friessen801,988/
Freidson8093/
Frissong8088/
Freedson8053/
Fritsson8053/
Fraisson8013/
Freydson8010/
Freyssen808/
Frieshon806/
Fridsson805/
Freissen803/
Freshone802/
Frission801/
Freassen800/
Freadson800/
Frettson800/
Frison7710,718/
Fresen77810/
Fryson77544/
Fresan77190/
Frezon7757/
Fréson7754/
Fresán7713/
Freçon7713/
Frèson771/
Fresén771/
Freijssen7516/
Ferrxsson756/
Freesotne751/
Friesen7143,881/
Frisone711,965/
Frissen711,327/
Freisen71460/
Freysen71282/
Frechon71258/
Freesen71147/
Fraison71120/
Fridson71109/
Fritson7190/
Frydson7189/
Friesan7141/
Freezon7112/
Freyzon7112/
Freizon7111/
Frehsen712/
Frescen712/
Fresien712/
Fredsen711/
Frayson711/
Freasan711/
Friesun711/
Frisoin711/
Vressan711/
Freysan711/
Frissón711/
Freisan711/
Freasen710/
Fruison710/
Fresune710/
Frioson710/
Vrieson710/
Frishon710/
Freijsen67100/
Frisione6788/
Frissant6722/
Frissung6711/
Vriessen679/
Frissane679/
Frisonne677/
Friesian674/
Frydshon673/
Fritsone671/
Friehsen671/
Freedsom671/
Frischon670/
Freidsan670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fresson
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