Frew Surname

33,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Frew Surname Definition:

This Perthshire surname is derived from some lands in the district of Menteith, locally known as the Fords of Frew or, in English 'the Frews.' Alexander Frew witnessed a bond of friendship in 1581 (Caldwell, I, p. 83), David Frew, reader at the Kirk of Dunrossness, 1624 (OSS.

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Frew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,9901:19,5482,554
United States2,7921:129,82113,690
Scotland2,4161:2,216407
Australia1,8541:14,5612,064
England1,2381:45,0075,674
New Zealand8261:5,482885
Canada7601:48,4815,885
Northern Ireland2811:6,5661,183
South Africa1631:332,37931,027
Jamaica601:47,8322,859
Ireland421:112,1185,755
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Wales291:106,7088,358
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2261:19,6012,332
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,3521:2,769480
England1701:143,38512,847
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:86,7339,008

Frew (4,835) may also be a first name.

Frew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This Perthshire surname is derived from some lands in the district of Menteith, locally known as the Fords of Frew or, in English 'the Frews.' Alexander Frew witnessed a bond of friendship in 1581 (Caldwell, I, p. 83), David Frew, reader at the Kirk of Dunrossness, 1624 (OSS., I, 49), Robert Frew was portioner in Gattonsyde in 1693 (Peebles CR.), a pension was paid to Elizabeth Frew in Edinburgh, 1735 (Guildry, p. 151), and James Frew was tenant in Shankhead of Kilsyth in 1795 (Campsie). Walter Edwin Frew, a power in the financial world in the United States, was of Scottish parentage.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A form of Free, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Fry.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

“Tree”, “Kindly” in Old English. (Compare “Vry” in Afrikaans.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Anglo-Saxon freo, free-having liberty or authority.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Frew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frew is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,918th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 465,658 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Frew reside; 32 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Frew is also the 98,245th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 4,835 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,990 people, or 1 in 19,548. Not including Ethiopia it exists in 56 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Scotland, where 15 percent are found.

Frew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Frew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Frew surname increased 482 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 728 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Frew last name is chiefly Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Frew last name are 21.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Frew earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.67% more than the national average, earning 528,356 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 110.16% more than the national average, earning R 499,428 per year; in United States they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $46,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $52,205 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Friew899/
Frewe893/
Ffrew891/
Freyw890/
F'Reiw801/
Freb7527/
Frev753/
Fref752/
Frjw751/
Fryw750/
Freyv67233/
Friev67182/
Fraev67132/
Freva6796/
Freff6721/
Frief6718/
Freeb6717/
Freef678/
Freev678/
Freiv675/
Friwe675/
Freif675/
Ferfe674/
Ferzw673/
Frefe673/
Froev672/
Fyrev672/
Ferwe672/
Feerw671/
Fretv671/
Freuf671/
Frife671/
Frywe671/
Vreiw671/
Hfref671/
Fairw671/
Fresf671/
Frehb671/
Freaf670/
Freab670/
Fraef670/
Fryow670/

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Frew Reference & Research

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Frew FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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