Froom Surname
Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname
Froom Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Frome' or 'Froome,' parishes in Somerset and Herefordshire.
Walter de Frome, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald de Frome, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameFroom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 382 | 1:948,845 | 70,809 |
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 287 | 1:84,932 | 8,963 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Froom Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Frome' or 'Froome,' parishes in Somerset and Herefordshire.
Walter de Frome, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald de Frome, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William de Frome, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John Frome, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
(Celtic) belonging to Frome (pron. Froom) (Somerset), named from the river, called From in a Latin Charter of A.D. 701.
There are several rivers Froome or Frome in the West of England [cp. Welsh ffrom, fuming, violent]
From Frome; a location name in Somerset.
Froom Demographics
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Froom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Froom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Froom is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Froom.
How Common Is The Last Name Froom? popularity and diffusion
Froom is the 338,992nd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. Froom is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Froom reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 948,845. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 27 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.
Froom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Froom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Froom surname increased 979 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Froom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Froom surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Froom earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning R 201,696 per year; in United States they earn 24.83% more than the national average, earning $53,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $48,428 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Froome | 91 | 718 | / |
| From | 89 | 8,534 | / |
| Fromm | 80 | 15,677 | / |
| Frome | 80 | 864 | / |
| Frohm | 80 | 606 | / |
| Froon | 80 | 246 | / |
| Froim | 80 | 144 | / |
| Froum | 80 | 54 | / |
| Froym | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pfrom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fromd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fromk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fromn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fhrom | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fromme | 73 | 5,036 | / |
| Pfromm | 73 | 538 | / |
| Frohme | 73 | 231 | / |
| Frootn | 73 | 74 | / |
| Froont | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fromne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pfromn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Froong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Froume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Froimn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vhroom | 73 | 0 | / |
| Froehm | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fron | 67 | 1,616 | / |
| Fram | 67 | 1,259 | / |
| Froń | 67 | 1,236 | / |
| Frum | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Frootin | 67 | 221 | / |
| Fromova | 67 | 32 | / |
| Fronova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fronová | 67 | 22 | / |
| Froumne | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fromová | 67 | 9 | / |
| Früm | 67 | 3 | / |
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