Frewen Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Frewen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Frewen.' The Domesday forms are Franuinus (Devon), Freowinus (Suffolk), Frenuinus (Essex), and Franuin (Sussex). The last instance reminds us that there have been Frewens in Sussex since Domesday.

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Frewen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Ireland961:49,0513,577
United States861:4,214,639225,501
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Wales161:193,40812,484
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland791:56,0744,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Frewen (14) may also be a first name.

Frewen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Frewen.' The Domesday forms are Franuinus (Devon), Freowinus (Suffolk), Frenuinus (Essex), and Franuin (Sussex). The last instance reminds us that there have been Frewens in Sussex since Domesday.

William Frewyn, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph Frewyne, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Frewyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Frowynus de Ispnngrode: Wardrobe Roll, 8-9 Edward III.

Johannes Frewyne, 1311. Writs of Parliament.

1588. Baptised — Accepted, Sonne of John Frewen: Reg. Northiam, Sussex.

1591. — Thankful, sonne of John Frewen: ibid.

The above 'Accepted' lived to become Archbishop of York.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Frewin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"Is manifestly as old as the worship of Frea," the Teutonic Venus. Edinb. Rev., April, 1855. It occurs as the fourth from Woden in the genealogy of the Northumbrian kings. Its Anglo-Saxon form is Freawin, signifying "dear or devoted to Frea." Ferguson. Several tenants prior to the Domesd. survey bore it, as Frauuin, in Sussex, Frauuinus, in Devonshire, and Freowinus, in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Frewen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Frewen is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Frewen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 483,673rd most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Frewen live; 34 percent live in Australasia and 34 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name in the world, held by 14 people.

Frewen is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 318,692. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and Free State, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Frewen exists in 16 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Frewen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Frewen has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Frewen last name expanded 122 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frewen Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Frewen last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68% registered with the party.

The amount Frewen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.97% more than the national average, earning R 403,920 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.23% more than the national average, earning $64,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frewein92338/
Frewene920/
Frewn910/
Freweyne861/
Freweine861/
Frewin831,751/
Frewnd832/
Frewoin779/
Frewine774/
Freewin773/
Freejwn771/
Fribeen771/
Ferbeen771/
Frown736/
Frawn732/
Frewoine7116/
Frohwien718/
Freewynn713/
Froiwein711/
Fairbeen710/
Friben6720/
Fryben6719/
Verwen6716/
Frowyn675/
Frowin675/
Firben672/
Firwin671/
Feerwn671/
Friwin671/
Virwen671/
Frawin670/
Ferben670/

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