Froese Surname

52,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Froese Surname User-submission:

The Froese surname is derived from the old Germanic word frisas or frese, and refers to 'one from Frisia', an ancient province of the Netherlands, or Friesland, an old county in Hanover, now part of Prussia.

Alternatively, the name may be derived from the old high German word fro, meaning 'glad', 'joyful'.

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Froese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4,6661:7,8971,164
Germany2,3961:33,6004,440
United States1,1281:321,32929,290
Mexico6581:188,6425,243
Paraguay5451:13,278655
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Belize331:10,7721,358
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Australia311:870,82953,581
France241:2,767,613196,808
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Froese Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Froese surname is derived from the old Germanic word frisas or frese, and refers to 'one from Frisia', an ancient province of the Netherlands, or Friesland, an old county in Hanover, now part of Prussia.

Alternatively, the name may be derived from the old high German word fro, meaning 'glad', 'joyful'.

It was first found in the Netherlands, as well as various parts of north Germany, such as Prussia, Pomerania, and Friesland, where the name is thought to have emerged.

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Froese Last Name Facts

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

Froese occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Froese? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,710th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 751,293 people. The last name Froese is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Froese reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Froese is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 4,666 people, or 1 in 7,897. In Canada it is primarily found in: Manitoba, where 34 percent live, British Columbia, where 22 percent live and Alberta, where 18 percent live. Other than Canada Froese occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Froese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Froese has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Froese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Froese surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Froese earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $44,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Froesse92234/
Froesce921/
Froeser920/
Froes9112,313/
Frese9110,100/
Frose91205/
Froeseth861/
Froesher861/
D'Froese861/
Froesier860/
Freese8320,832/
Friese8314,133/
Freise832,992/
Fresse831,460/
Frehse831,430/
Frease83444/
Froess83164/
Froise8399/
Fraese8376/
Froesa8348/
Freyse8339/
Frohse8318/
Fresee837/
Frosea835/
Fresey835/
Froege834/
Frouse833/
Frosse833/
Frohes832/
Fresea832/
Fruese831/
Fresie831/
Froest831/
Froeze831/
Fresce831/
Freuse831/
Froesz831/
Freëse831/
Frocee830/
Froseh830/
Froesh830/
Froescher8034/
Froeschie801/
Froheiser800/
Froedge77466/
Froesch77349/
Fraiese77317/
Freiser77148/
Frehsee7744/
Freyser7743/
Frajese7722/
Freijse7722/
Friesse7722/
Fressie7720/
Fresche7716/
Freisse778/
Freihse777/
Freaser775/
Fraeser774/
Fresheh774/
Freshie773/
Froshee773/
Freiseh772/
Freysse772/
Fraehse771/
Froegge771/
Frossey771/
Frouset771/
Froyset771/
Frohesh771/
Fressey771/
Froeysa771/
Freasey770/
Freshee770/
Friesea770/
Froyser770/
Froesth770/
Freshea770/
Froezer770/
Friesee770/
Freesey770/
Fresshe770/
Freesee770/
Froescheis758/
Frase732,406/
Fröse732,069/
Frosi731,846/
Freze731,395/
Frise73851/
Fróes73270/
Frosa73141/
Fraes7332/
Froce7329/
Froez7329/
Froze7325/
Froès7317/
Froeß739/
Fresy734/
Vrese734/
Fräse733/
Fruse732/
Frosy732/
Froés732/
Vroes731/
Freße731/
Freasier71203/
Freijser71141/
Freiseis71114/
Froiseth7162/
Freisher7124/
Freische711/
Friessea711/
Frouches711/
Freschie711/
Freisier711/
Froeshøj711/
Freisser711/
Freasher710/
Frooeger710/
Frieshey710/
Fraesier710/
Froecher710/
Frazee677,086/
Freeze676,095/
Fraise67704/
Frisse67572/
Frasse67270/
Fraase67253/
Freece67197/
Freisa67182/
Freyze67138/
Frezze67133/
Frisee67108/
Freixe6781/
Fressi6781/
Freize6775/
Fressy6771/
Fraess6768/
Friece6764/
Frieße6763/
Fräser6760/
Frossi6758/
Fraeys6752/
Freuze6751/
Froisy6751/
Froyze6750/
Freezy6745/
Frause6729/
Frøise6729/
Froysa6724/
Frossa6724/
Freuße6722/
Freshi6721/
Frésey6715/
Frezsi6715/
Froech6714/
Frezey6712/
Froais6711/
Frecea6710/
Fröhse6710/
Frasee678/
Freehouse677/
Freischer677/
Freace676/
Frezee676/
Frezie676/
Frouze676/
Fröjse676/
Fracee675/
Frasey674/
Frousi674/
Freasy673/
Freascher673/
Frisey673/
Vresse673/
Fruser673/
Frahse673/
Frayse673/
Freaze672/
Frihse672/
Freice672/
Froize672/
Frasei672/
Frasea672/
Frozsi672/
Freezi671/
Freihoser671/
Freysi671/
Frusei671/
Froisi671/
Frezeh671/
Fruise671/
Frouxe671/
Freisseis671/
Freiße671/
Froyce671/
Froshe671/
Froeza671/
Freysa671/
Frossy671/
Fraseh671/
Froejd671/
Frisea671/
Frusse670/
Frozie670/
Frazse670/
Froshi670/
Fruzee670/
Freshy670/
Fraesa670/
Freasa670/
Fraets670/
Vhroes670/
Freesy670/

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