Fretton Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Samoa

Fretton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fretton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:807,50843,459
Australia321:843,61652,533
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
France201:3,321,136213,627
Samoa91:21,534479
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fretton Last Name Facts

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

Fretton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fretton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fretton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,359,010th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Fretton are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Fretton is most common in England, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 807,508. In England it is most common in: Essex, where 51 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 13 percent live.

Fretton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fretton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fretton surname grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fretton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Fretton earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freton92286/
Fritton86353/
Fratton86349/
Freston86273/
Frotton86107/
Frettun867/
Freeton864/
Freyton861/
Firtton860/
Fertton860/
Freeston80873/
Frestone806/
Freitone801/
Freetone801/
Fretoine800/
Frestond800/
Freaston800/
Freiston800/
Ferton77459/
Friton77149/
Fryton77131/
Froton77108/
Fraton7718/
Fretun777/
Fretan771/
Firton770/
Freestone755,819/
Freistone7511/
Frittoune751/
Friston71298/
Frestan719/
Froyton716/
Frytong712/
Feurton712/
Freitan711/
Fherton711/
Fairton711/
Frethun711/
Firtond711/
Fertond710/
Frettam710/
Fraiton710/
Freestun6767/
Freitang671/
Fritoune671/
Fertoune671/
Fritoing671/
Fhirtong671/
Fritoine670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fretton
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