Frew Surname
Approximately 15,650 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFrew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,990 | 1:19,548 | 2,554 |
| United States | 2,792 | 1:129,821 | 13,690 |
| Scotland | 2,416 | 1:2,216 | 407 |
| Australia | 1,854 | 1:14,561 | 2,064 |
| England | 1,238 | 1:45,007 | 5,674 |
| New Zealand | 826 | 1:5,482 | 885 |
| Canada | 760 | 1:48,481 | 5,885 |
| Northern Ireland | 281 | 1:6,566 | 1,183 |
| South Africa | 163 | 1:332,379 | 31,027 |
| Jamaica | 60 | 1:47,832 | 2,859 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 226 | 1:19,601 | 2,332 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,352 | 1:2,769 | 480 |
| England | 170 | 1:143,385 | 12,847 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 579 | 1:86,733 | 9,008 |
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.
A form of Free, q.v.
See Fry.
“Tree”, “Kindly” in Old English. (Compare “Vry” in Afrikaans.)
Anglo-Saxon freo, free-having liberty or authority.
Frew Demographics
Average Frew Salary in
United States
$46,561 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friew | 89 | 9 | / |
| Frewe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ffrew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Freyw | 89 | 0 | / |
| F'Reiw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Freb | 75 | 27 | / |
| Frev | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fref | 75 | 2 | / |
| Frjw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fryw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Freyv | 67 | 233 | / |
| Friev | 67 | 182 | / |
| Fraev | 67 | 132 | / |
| Freva | 67 | 96 | / |
| Freff | 67 | 21 | / |
| Frief | 67 | 18 | / |
| Freeb | 67 | 17 | / |
| Freef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Freev | 67 | 8 | / |
| Freiv | 67 | 5 | / |
| Friwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Freif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ferfe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ferzw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Frefe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Froev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fyrev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ferwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feerw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fretv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vreiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fairw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fresf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Frehb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freaf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Freab | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fraef | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fryow | 67 | 0 | / |
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Frew Reference & Research
Frew DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Frew
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