Frethey Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Frethey Surname Definition:
From Trethewey in Ruan Lanihorne, or Trethewy in Lanivet, or Trethevy in South Petherwin. Pryce renders Trethewy, the town by the water, or the holy town by the water. (deu, God; thaur, a river, brook; gy, vy, wy, water, river, brook). These names may also be from tre-thew-y, the dwelling by the dark water: or from tre-Dewy, the town of David.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 63 | 1:71,878 | 10,704 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Frethey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Trethewey in Ruan Lanihorne, or Trethewy in Lanivet, or Trethevy in South Petherwin. Pryce renders Trethewy, the town by the water, or the holy town by the water. (deu, God; thaur, a river, brook; gy, vy, wy, water, river, brook). These names may also be from tre-thew-y, the dwelling by the dark water: or from tre-Dewy, the town of David. Hence the name Trewethy, and, by further corruption, Freathy, Freethy, Frethey.
Freathy, a farm in St. John's parish in the hundred of East, was probably the original home of the family of Freethy (G.) Thomas Frethy, of Perranuthoe, emigrated to St. Christophers in the West Indies in 1633 (Hotten's "American Emigrants"). James Freethy was a member of the corporation of Marazion in 1768.
Frethey Demographics
Frethey Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Frethey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frethey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Frethey is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Frethey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Frethey occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Frethey live; 88 percent live in Australasia and 88 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Frethey is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 71,878. In New Zealand Frethey is most common in: Waikato Region, where 21 percent live, Auckland Region, where 19 percent live and Wellington Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from New Zealand this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Frethey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Frethey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Frethey surname decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Frethey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
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