Fretwewll Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Fretwewll Surname Definition:
Said by Camden to be a corruption of the Norman De Frecheville, but is more probably derived from Fritwell, a parish in Oxfordshire.
Fretwewll Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fretwewll Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Said by Camden to be a corruption of the Norman De Frecheville, but is more probably derived from Fritwell, a parish in Oxfordshire.
From Fritwell, a parish co. Oxon. Camden however thinks it a corruption of the Norman De Fresheville (Latinised De Frisca-villa). From the latter we have Freshville, and perhaps Freshfield.
Fretewell: The Fretewells are now represent in the Chesterfield district. Mrs. Fretchvile of Stanley was of the Derbyshire contributors to the fund collected for a defence of the country at the time of the Spanish invasion in 1588, her donation being £25 (Sp.). Fritwell is the name of an Oxfordshire parish, and a family of De Fretewelle o__ Fretewell resided in that county in the 13th century (H. R.) __ Amongst the Eyam families who suffered heavily during __ plague in 1666 was that of Frith (W.). Samuel Frith, of 1__ Hall, was high sheriff of Derbyshire in 1781 (P.). The name is also established in the Northwich district of Cheshire, and in the county of Somerset.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fretwell | 94 | 6,737 | / |
| Frettwell | 89 | 6 | / |
| Fretewell | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fretell | 88 | 150 | / |
| Fretwel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fredwell | 82 | 45 | / |
| Fretelli | 82 | 20 | / |
| Fratwell | 82 | 5 | / |
| Fartwell | 82 | 3 | / |
| Fretwall | 82 | 1 | / |
| Frettell | 82 | 1 | / |
| Frutwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fritwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fretwill | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fortwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fretuell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fretel | 80 | 3,050 | / |
| Fredewell | 78 | 5 | / |
| Fortiwell | 78 | 1 | / |
| Freedwell | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fritewell | 78 | 0 | / |
| Freadwell | 78 | 0 | / |
| Fredell | 75 | 929 | / |
| Freutel | 75 | 485 | / |
| Fruetel | 75 | 265 | / |
| Freitel | 75 | 16 | / |
| Freytel | 75 | 13 | / |
| Frettel | 75 | 7 | / |
| Foretel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frietel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Freteel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fretele | 75 | 0 | / |
| Friedewoll | 74 | 1 | / |
| Fredella | 71 | 645 | / |
| Friedell | 71 | 234 | / |
| Fretille | 71 | 92 | / |
| Freidell | 71 | 53 | / |
| Freedell | 71 | 51 | / |
| Freydell | 71 | 44 | / |
| Fredwall | 71 | 34 | / |
| Fardwell | 71 | 9 | / |
| Freedllh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fretolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fredelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fordwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fretalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fredelli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fradwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fruedell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fretueil | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fareitel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Freudtel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fredel | 67 | 371 | / |
| Fretil | 67 | 138 | / |
| Freedallh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Friedella | 67 | 11 | / |
| Freidwall | 67 | 6 | / |
| Friedwall | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fretal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frieddell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freedwall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fredeolle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freadella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faretulla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fretyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frueddell | 67 | 0 | / |
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