Friswell Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Friswell Surname Definition:

Or Fritzville, armorially identified with Frescheville. See Freshfield.

Friswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:242,25219,814
Australia1281:210,90420,401
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Wales361:85,9597,098
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Friswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Fritzville, armorially identified with Frescheville. See Freshfield.

The Norman People (1874)

From Freshwell; a location name in Essex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Friswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Friswell is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friswell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 651,048th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Friswell live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 242,252. In England Friswell is primarily found in: Warwickshire, where 20 percent reside, West Midlands, where 12 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Friswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Friswell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Friswell surname expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Friswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Friswell surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Friswell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning R 308,436 per year; in United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning $59,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frisswell942/
Freswell880/
Fruswell880/
Frisbell880/
Fretswell821/
Frizzwell820/
Freswel800/
Frisbel800/
Frexwell750/
Frisbil670/

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Friswell Reference & Research

Frizzell 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 Friswell
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