Frewer Surname

378,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Frewer Surname Definition:

Apparently an irreg. variant of Frere, q.v.

Frewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4031:138,25813,495
Germany2751:292,74730,288
Canada551:669,92054,285
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Luxembourg511:11,3831,973
Australia441:613,53943,545
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1761:138,49612,565
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Frewer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Apparently an irreg. variant of Frere, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A free-man. See Frew, and the termination ER.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Frewer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Frewer is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Frewer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 378,348th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 7,719,858 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Frewer live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

Frewer is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 138,258. In England Frewer is most frequent in: Greater London, where 23 percent are found, Kent, where 9 percent are found and Surrey, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Frewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Frewer has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Frewer last name increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 663 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Frewer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Frewer last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Frewer surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Frewer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.65% more than the national average, earning $51,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.2% more than the national average, earning $62,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frewert92557/
Frewerd9267/
Friewer927/
Freweard865/
Freewert860/
Freber83167/
Frever8381/
Vrewer837/
Ferwer834/
Frower834/
Frawer832/
Freiwerth806/
Frevert771,802/
Freiber7714/
Frevier772/
Freever771/
Freaver771/
Freiver770/
Friever770/
Freiberh7126/
Freyvert7119/
Freebeer711/
Freivert711/
Freeberr711/
Freesuer710/
Fraywert710/
Färber679,408/
Verwer671,295/
Fröber67270/
Fraver6799/
Freiwirth6773/
Friber6727/
Fryber6711/
Fríber671/
Frehwirth671/
Virwer671/
Vrower671/
Frover671/
Friver670/
Firber670/

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